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2000 Dodge Caravan 3.0LITRE ENGINE #6 CYL NO COMPRESSION

Tiny
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  • 2000 DODGE CARAVAN
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 275,000 MILES
NO COMPRESSION #6 CYL ANY SUGGESTIONS
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 AT 7:37 PM

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Tiny
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Put a tablespoon of 30W oil in it and recheck the compression
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008 AT 5:27 PM
Tiny
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Sorry it took so long to get back to you. My husband runs a poulty farm and someone turned the water off in the barn and we lost 3000 birds.
Anyway we tried the putting the oil in it and rechecked the compression The compression went to 175
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 AT 12:57 PM
Tiny
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Normal compression is 178psi -what was it before the oil application? If its below 140psi you have a ring problem.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 AT 1:48 PM

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