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PLEASE HELP, car wont start

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i just got my cylinder head rebuilt. put it back on today. i am a novice mechanic, so i tried to do everything right. after installing the head and everything else the car wont start. the motor turns, but it sounds like there is no compression at all. does anyone have any ideas. i am really stuck and any advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you
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madmanmerc said:
i just got my cylinder head rebuilt. put it back on today. i am a novice mechanic, so i tried to do everything right. after installing the head and everything else the car wont start. the motor turns, but it sounds like there is no compression at all. does anyone have any ideas. i am really stuck and any advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you
Which car is it and which engine? This had happened to me several times assembling engines and the problem ranged from timing belt and distributor. But to get the experts on each engine to speak, specifiy which car and engine you are working on.
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