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Worn cylinder bore, worn piston rings, poor valve seat condition, tired valve springs.
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Does a head gasket make an engine lose compression?
Verification on your question: Do head gaskets make cars lose pressure....hmmmmm, I think what your asking is.... Does a head gasket make an engine lose compression. - Correct?The simple answer is yes, it does, but it is by design. The amount the head gasket lowers the compression (or pressure) is built into the overall design of the engine. For instance, if you were to assemble the head to the block, without a gasket, you would raise the compression (pressure) slightly and potentially cause damage to the engine. This would most likely become apparent when you burn out a valve or burn a hole in the top of a piston.In general terms: - The greater the compression ratio, the bigger the explosion in the bore and the more heat that is produced.
What does it mean when engine overheats but the car does not lose compression?
it means that the car wasnt overheated enough to gt to that point
What will cause 4 cylinders in the same row of a v8 engine to lose compression?
Blown head gasket is one cause.
What makes car not to start?
The engine needs fuel, compression and spark to run. You are missing one of those.
What is the compression psi on a 1990 engine?
Normal compression on a gasoline engine is about 125 psi.
What happens when you lose compression?
flatulance
When doing a compression test on a gas engine do you start the engine?
No, The compression test is done as the starter cranks the engine
What is correct engine compression on a 1972 datsun b110?
The correct engine compression on a 1972 Datsun B110 is a 15:1 compression.
Compression ratio of the internal combustion engine is defined as?
The compression ratio of an internal-combustion engine, or an IC engine as it is more commonly called, is the ratio of the volume the highest capacity of the combustion chamber to its lowest capacity. In the IC engine, the piston makes a stroke, resulting in the compression of the air in the combustion chamber - the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber when the piston is at the bottom of its stroke, and the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at the top of its stroke, is the compression ratio.
What is the engine compression for a 93 jeep cherokee?
Normal engine compression would be 100-125psi
Why is there no compression on a 2 stroke engine?
There is no separate compression stroke on a 2 stroke engine, but there is compression - the intake and compression take place on the same staroke, the intake on the first part and compression on the later part.
Why there is spark plug in petrol engine and not in diesel engine?
Because a diesel engine doesn't need spark to ignite the fuel. Diesels are very high compression engines, and the high compression makes enough heat to ignite the fuel. To prevent the fuel from igniting prematurely, it is injected only after the valves have closed and the piston is near the top of the compression stroke. Once the fuel is injected, the heat from the compression ignites it instantly.
