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02-09-2003, 06:17 PM
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technical question-dead cylinder (very important to me)
This question will have a definate impact upon the final disposition of my 1985 300 d and what I plan to do with it.
The only way one can find out if a cylinder is dead is by pulling of the valve cover gasket and the head of the engine.A compression test as well as a exhaust leak check cannot determine a (as in one and only one) dead cylinder and its location.Thank you 
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02-09-2003, 06:39 PM
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You did not use a question mark in there ... but I am assuming one...
You are completely backwards in your description.... A compression test will tell the relative condition of EACH CYLINDER.... so go for it......best test you can do... if one is very low then you can do leak down to determine if problem is in the head/valves or in the bore/rings/piston....
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02-10-2003, 07:37 PM
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had me going too, Greg. I thought maybe it was a leftover post that got orphaned...
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