Engine problem
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Engine problem
Have 1987 Honda Accord LXI, fuel injected, automatic.202,000
It dosen't run.Turns over but dosen't start.
Overheated about 3 months ago . Car has been sitting for about3 months.
Replaced numerous parts: water pump, connecting pipe, checked fuel pump, distributor ect.. Had someone do a compression check and two of the four pistons no compression. No time to check remaining.New spark plugs tommorrow.
Any idea why it isn't running? Could it be pistons or head gasket rings ect. Any way to examine without taking engine apart?
Please help.
It dosen't run.Turns over but dosen't start.
Overheated about 3 months ago . Car has been sitting for about3 months.
Replaced numerous parts: water pump, connecting pipe, checked fuel pump, distributor ect.. Had someone do a compression check and two of the four pistons no compression. No time to check remaining.New spark plugs tommorrow.
Any idea why it isn't running? Could it be pistons or head gasket rings ect. Any way to examine without taking engine apart?
Please help.
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Holbrook, NY
Ok well if you have no compression and the motor has overheated chances are you need a head gasket maybe even a head. a quick way to check to see if its the rings is to put a teaspoon of oil down one of the cylinders and do a compression check again and it will most likely do nothing because it sounds like its your head but that will clear out any chance of it being the rings. The only other thing i can think of you doing is to put some compressed air into a cylender and listen for where the air is leaking from. I hope that helps you, and good luck with it.