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Ok guys well I never sealed my motor before so I decided while I had the motor apart cleaning it that I would. I did, I followed everything squirrelrod said to do. The motor was running perfect before I sealed it had compression and everything. Now it has no compression and won't run.. Is that a bad motor or what is it?
 
what engine? no compression could mean it was put back together wrong.
take it apart and make sure the piston and sleeve are in the correct way
 
I never took sleeve and piston out. I should've said I didn't take it completely apart. And it's an hpi 4.6
 
I never took sleeve and piston out. I should've said I didn't take it completely apart. And it's an hpi 4.6

gle plug ring or lose glow plug or maybe the problem is the pipe area check your gas lines and makesure everything like muffler is tight.
 
gle plug ring or lose glow plug or maybe the problem is the pipe area check your gas lines and makesure everything like muffler is tight.

Not good info. A compression problem is unrelated to fuel or muffler.

I guess you took the cooling head off so make sure the gasket is there and the head has been seated properly all the way around. The next place that would cause a lack of compression would be around the glow plug. Make sure the copper compression ring is there and is tight.
How low is your compression when you turn the engine by hand?
If it ran before you sealed it, it will run now. If you think you have absolutely no compression at all, the connecting rod might be off the crank.
 
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