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1997 Saturn SL1 compression

Tiny
GOLD*OWL
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  • 1997 SATURN SL1
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 170,000 MILES
Had some backfiring and car wouldn't start. Three days later car started with a lot of white smoke for a few minutes, then none. I was told the #2 has no compression. My question is can the car keep running for around town driving, and is this dangerous? I don't want to put much money into it.
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010 AT 3:52 AM

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Tiny
RICHZOMBIE
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The car will start and run this way, but you should only drive it to a shop to get it repaired. If it runs for so long with this problem it can cause carbon build up in the non-functioning cylinder and cause some major problems.
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010 AT 8:16 AM

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