1996 Buick Park Avenue timing belt

1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE
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KOZMICGIRL
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Electrical problem
1996 Buick Park Avenue 6 cyl All Wheel Drive Automatic
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How can you tell if the timing have broken, because it want start it willcrank and act like it want to start.
May 29, 2008 at 11:42 PM
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LEGITIMATE007
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thats definitely a symptom, but I wouldnt continue to unecessarilly crank it, you could damage the valves your gonna have to do a compression test.
what makes you think that you have a broken timing belt?
May 29, 2008 at 11:50 PM
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this will show you how to do a compression test.
May 29, 2008 at 11:51 PM
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https://www.2carpros.com/dia/how_to_check_compression.htm
May 29, 2008 at 11:52 PM
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