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Old 01-07-2017, 08:16 PM   #11
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Default Re: Hard to turn engine over A ford 1929
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Originally Posted by forever4 View Post
It cannot run with a valve closed.
The camshaft and tappet will not allow it.
I too think we can dismiss the valve stuck closed theory too. If it were to happen, like Forever says, it wouldn't run. Might even break the cam shaft. Nasty!
If a valve is tight enough to get stuck, it will stick OPEN and that will result in no compression on that cylinder.
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