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Had compression fired up and lost it all WTF??

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Old May 5, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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Had compression fired up and lost it all WTF??

Workin on car found a leaky injector fixed. Put all back fire it up catches then dies
Had 85 90 on compression both rotors now nothing sounds like plugs are out . What went wrong ??? Stuck seals or seals gone. I get one bounce on comp. Tester ... Help !!!!!
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Old May 5, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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A flooded engine loses compression so you might want to look into that.
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Old May 5, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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Ok will check it out but I don't understand I had compression leading up to the point untill it fired and then lost it all I'm still thinking stuck seal . Side note car had sat for about a year
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Old May 5, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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Seals was stuck. Did succeed in getting her runnin. Getting even 75 compression reading on both rotors when warm. Is my
Motor going out?
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Old May 5, 2012 | 09:02 PM
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The minimum is bounces of 85psi when warmed up if I am not mistaken. With no major variation in each bounce. Anything below and the engine is in need of a rebuild.
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