From: Bob Labuz <yellowtr@adelphia.net>
> With zero compression I would guess that a valve is open or a valve seat is
> not correct.
>
> Unless you have a hole in the piston or 3 broken rings.
>
> There could also be a crack in the head between 3 and 4.
Leak-down test will probably show the location of the leak. Pump the air in,
listen at tailpipe, dipstick, intake.
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