no compression in cylinder #3

89 lebaron w\2.2Lturbo eng. has no compression in cylinder #3. The car was
running just fine one minute and then it died instantly while cruising down
the fwy at about 60mph. Since this happened the car has refused to show
even a glipse that it will start back up. I always thought that a car
would at least start and run with a blown head gasket so I basically ruled
that out. Any suggestions on which half of the motor the problem may be
in? I realize that a major breakdown is inevitable, but would be nice to
have a general idea anyway. Thanks for any input.

 

BROKEN ROCKER ARM/ LIFTER? but will normally allow the engine to start,
hole in the piston? but will normally allow the engine to start with severe
blowby

 

How about intake valve not closing - blowing fuel from that cyl back
to other cyls - possibly flooding them??????

 

My vote is for a dropped valve seat. Had it happen on a Sundance 2.2
turbo with 7000 miles. Head cracked, valve seat dropped and the follower
kicked out from under the cam. It was fixed under warrentee to my
satisfaction......Mr. B

 

My vote is for a dropped valve seat. Had it happen on a Sundance 2.2 turbo with 7000 miles. Head cracked, valve seat dropped and the follower kicked out from under the cam. It was fixed under warrentee to my satisfaction......Mr. B

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On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 04:20:37 -0500, "maxpower"

89 lebaron w\2.2Lturbo eng. has no compression in cylinder #3. The car
was
running just fine one minute and then it died instantly while cruising
down
the fwy at about 60mph. Since this happened the car has refused to show
even a glipse that it will start back up. I always thought that a car
would at least start and run with a blown head gasket so I basically ruled
that out. Any suggestions on which half of the motor the problem may be
in? I realize that a major breakdown is inevitable, but would be nice to
have a general idea anyway. Thanks for any input.

BROKEN ROCKER ARM/ LIFTER? but will normally allow the engine to start,
hole in the piston? but will normally allow the engine to start with severe
blowby

How about intake valve not closing - blowing fuel from that cyl back
to other cyls - possibly flooding them??????
You may be right there also, seen that many times in the past when they were in the shop,