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Old 03-31-08, 06:54 PM
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engine problem??
my car wont rev it sounds like a lawn mower.........what are the possible problems?
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blown apex seals/low compression/engine rebuild needed.

Not the best news, sorry
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so you got pistons oh wow

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Yup. sorry about your loss
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lawn mower? I think a blown motor sounds more like a helicopter.
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figured as much going to run a compression test 2morrow hopefully
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I'm going to need it
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good luck bro...let us knw how it turns out!
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the engine has great compression so thats not the problem what else could it be??
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what is great compression? #'s
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Could be a fuel or ignition related problem. If a rotor's not firing the engine will seem to be "off balance" and shaky. When was your last tune up? What did your tune up consist of? Mileage on the injectors? Bad fuel???
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plugs,
plug wires
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last tune up was more than a month ago i changed the plugs and the oil..................well for the compression test i listened to it through the compression tester and the engine had 3 consistent bops on both sides...............i'm not sure about the injectors............plug wires are good.
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