Originally Posted By sgcuda
Those compression readings can't be right. I don't know of any engines that will even fire at 40-70 psi.


One of my lawn tractors has about 60psi of cranking compression. It starts just fine. You need a surprisingly little amount of compression to get an engine to run.

As others have mentioned, check valve timing, that the valves themselves aren't slightly bent, etc.


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