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**Mike** · 01-31-2013, 01:51 PM

As we told you, you absolutely need to get a compression test done. That will tell you for sure if the rings are bad.

jarb · 02-23-2013, 05:55 PM

The running theory is that putting a new plug in somehow blew out the cylinder next to it. I have to admit I don't know enough about engines for that to make sense since the theory up to that time was that it was running rich because of the fouled plug. So they disabled that plug and the car started trying to start again but it just won't turn over. I don't know if one thing's got anything to do with the other, but my heat got weak a couple weeks before this. There was hot air on low, but turning the blower up any higher made it blow progressively colder. Blower works, temp control works, it never overheated. Other than that, the car ran perfectly fine one minute, then suddenly super crappy rich.

01-31-2013, 01:51 PM	#11
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Saturn foolishly optimistic?

02-23-2013, 05:55 PM	#12
jarb New Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 7 Rep: 10	The running theory is that putting a new plug in somehow blew out the cylinder next to it. I have to admit I don't know enough about engines for that to make sense since the theory up to that time was that it was running rich because of the fouled plug. So they disabled that plug and the car started trying to start again but it just won't turn over. I don't know if one thing's got anything to do with the other, but my heat got weak a couple weeks before this. There was hot air on low, but turning the blower up any higher made it blow progressively colder. Blower works, temp control works, it never overheated. Other than that, the car ran perfectly fine one minute, then suddenly super crappy rich.