Loose Valve Guides

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Hi Hudson Mechanics,

Do you guys know if loose valve guides will cause an engine to have low compression if everything else in the engine is good? I think I may have this situation but I have no idea if loose valve guides is what is causing it. Thanks for any discussion or thread leads that discusses this. Rob

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  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    I doubt that loose guides would decrease compression. That is..unless the loose giudes caused the valve seats to erode or the valves to burn. When doing a compression test, inject some oil in the cylinders and if the comprssion rises, You have bad rings. Additional oil will not help bad valve seating.
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