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Old 10-13-2006, 01:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Very Hard Cranking

Greetings,
My Coworker's 2000 Suzuki Marauder (VZ800) is giving him trouble and he is looking for all your help.
Sympton: Very hard cranking even when hot (not as bad as when cold) as if there is some automatic compression release not working. (Is there such a thing?)
He replaced original battery. New battery helped but it still seems like it's trying to crank over high compression.
Thanks, Jim