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Have no compression in 2 and 6 cyl.

Tiny
CATHEAD69
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  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
  • 23,000 MILES
Checked cyl. With compression check #1 190psi.#2 no psi. #3 180psi.#4 200psi.#5 180psi.#6 no psi. What could be wrong?
Monday, December 19th, 2011 AT 10:13 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Could be valves, rings or a camshaft problem
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Monday, December 19th, 2011 AT 10:15 PM
Tiny
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No way could be camshaft just had heads shaved and put on. The guy that worked on it put the wrong rods in it to begin with and bent one got new rods now this.
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Monday, December 19th, 2011 AT 10:37 PM
Tiny
WRENCHTECH
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How about posting the whole story instead of holding back the history details. What is the history of this engine?
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Monday, December 19th, 2011 AT 10:54 PM

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