Subject	I think your mechanic is full of crap.
Posted by	John B. (NJ) on August 30, 2007 at 10:40 PM
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In Reply To	i brought it to a mechanic and he said the compression is posted by dirtyjerZ on August 30, 2007 at 05:43 PM
Message	I have a hard time believing the starter has enough torque to turn the engine over with a bent rod, nevermind enough power to turn it fast enough for an accurate compression test.
Follow Ups	My 93 300zxx tt with 118k on the motor has been ruined from - dirtyjerZ 13:09:40 08/30/07 You can buy it back... - CameronSF 13:17:45 08/30/07 Should've turned the car off when the water started to rise. - Barry'z (NJ) 13:17:55 08/30/07 so in a situation like that - Alan(NJ) 14:50:21 08/30/07 If the car isn't running, water won't be sucked into - Barry'z (NJ) 14:56:10 08/30/07 the full story is..... - dirtyjerZ 15:06:17 08/30/07 Water doesn't make it into the cylinders... - Barry'z (NJ) 15:14:13 08/30/07 i know... - dirtyjerZ 15:33:03 08/30/07 he didnt turn it off.. the car turned off - zxtuner161 15:33:21 08/30/07 ahhh... gotcha (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 15:44:40 08/30/07 If you think water may have been sucked up, you pull - doug8867 15:52:26 08/30/07 Most likely it will be totalled. Who is your ins carrier? (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 13:35:26 08/30/07 high point (n/m) - dirtyjerZ 14:44:16 08/30/07 ironic name (n/m) - spyhunterTT(nj) 15:02:50 08/30/07 Buy it back. I did. Got more than enough to replace the - doug8867 13:56:44 08/30/07 hey can you please tell me how much they gave yo? - dirtyjerZ 10:10:08 08/31/07 I got 9k almost exactly 4 years ago to keep a bone stock car - doug8867 11:10:42 08/31/07 How sure are you the rod has ben bent? I heard stories like - zedex32 16:08:12 08/30/07 i brought it to a mechanic and he said the compression is - dirtyjerZ 17:43:26 08/30/07 How is low compression attributing to bent rod??? - CameronSF 18:26:54 08/30/07 it was dried out and oil changed. it does run also (n/m) - dirtyjerZ 01:09:01 08/31/07 I think your mechanic is full of crap. - John B. (NJ) 22:40:46 08/30/07 Did you hear a horrible metallic thump when you tried to - doug8867 08:43:22 08/31/07
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