car wouldnt start...did not crank normally...but sounded like it needed timing belt...changed the timing belt and water pump (suspected water pump because of frequent having to refill antifreeze)...after changing everything sounded the same with no start....pulled the plugs and found cylinder on driver side of car had burnt plug looking greenish(plugs were new 2 months ago....other three plugs were normal....now I am thinking head gasket but had other cars with head gasket problems and they cranked and started normally with fast overheating, etc....is this possibly a bad cylinder or what is called not enough compression to start....have seen this in books but never had this experience before......please point me in the right direction, thanks
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20 years ago