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Old 04-29-2008, 08:35 AM
JWJ JWJ is offline
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Originally Posted by 79300sdtd View Post
AFAIK the only thing that a low compression cyl will do is cause hard starts
Wouldn't the low compression cause less efficient combustion of fuel?

Or once the engine is started would the heat compensate for the lacking compression?
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