No compression cylinder number six

Tiny
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What causes no compression?
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 AT 5:16 AM

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Tiny
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A couple of things; a burnt valve or broken valve spring or a bad piston with a hole in it or burnt through as well as broken rings. See pictures.
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