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Kaiser Forum / Re: compression question

« on: August 17, 2010, 05:03:45 PM »

This is just from what I've heard, but supposedly rings etc can bind up and won't do their job with compression after an engine has been sitting for a while. Pouring just a bit of oil--Marvel Mystery oil gets mentioned sometimes, sometimes a bit of transmission oil to loosen it up, but regular oil would work--down the plug hole could raise the compression a bit. If you can then get it running with a bit of starting fluid etc so that the engine warms up, these problems sometimes sort themselves out with the heat and pressure enough that it gets progressively easier to start.



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