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Do you have a bad head gasket when you have little compression and car don't start?
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∙ 16y ago
It is very possible that you might have a blown head gasket. However, other causes of low/no compression could be a cracked head, a cracked piston, or burnt valves. ANOTHER ANSWER It depends on the way the compression is down. If it's low on two adjacent cylinders, it's probably a head gasket. If it's just one or more non-adjacent cylinders it could also be burned exhaust valves. If it's low on all cylinders it's probably a slipped timing chain/belt.
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