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Engine just gave up the ghost! Help! 120-130

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posted by  JohnMc on  Wed Feb 3 06:23 CST 2010
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I don't think the mismatched compression is a cam issue, probably more likely just a head gasket.

Yank the head, look at the valves and pistons, rotate the motor around and look for weird marks from potentially broken rings, pull the motor if the pistons/bores show signs of bad things going on.
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