working on an h23 mechanic says there was engine sludge. Dropped oil pan looked okay, checked timing belt, checked timing. has spark and fuel no ignition. Crank moves freely. Figured a bad ring put oil pan back on go to start. Now i get a glug glug noise from oil pan and i put the compression tester on(to see if i have a bad ring) and get nothing needle doesnt move. The comp tester works put it on my car when it was reading 0 and it read fine. does anyone have an idea on where i can start. The starter works turns flywheel the crank turns but no ignition. im out of ideas on where to start now and why the comp test is reading 0.

 

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bump need some help bad

 

Check the plugs, wires, and distributor. Make sure nothing is wrong there.

 

all the wires work plugs are fairly new and the distrubtor works all 4 wires give spark. also a friend of mine told me if one cylinder is bad the car should still run on the other 3 just rough idle i duno if this is right and other help apprectiated

 

is the reading 0 on one cylinder or all of them? and yes, even if one has no compression, it should run, poorly, but it will usually run.

 

i only ran the one cyl 4 and then i checked my car to make sure it wasnt the compression tester but by theni was so frustrated i stopped working i am going to check the rest eitehr tommrow or monday

 

ran low comp in all 4 cyl come to conclusion that he ran to much oil and oil pressure was to high and blew all the rings in process of swapping in a new motor so any other suggestions let me know we will prably be rebuilding the origanl

 

sux. I might be interested in the motor.

 

let me know before he starts buying the parts to fix it if you need anything else off the prelude