98 civic ex, #4 cylinder has 60 psi. Its my only car. Right now im getting crappy mileage obviously. Can i unplug the fuel injector and spark plug wire and run it like that? How long can i run it like that? I drive 100 miles a day. Im not able to fix the problem anytime soon. Hopefully this coming weekend depending if its the head or rings. Which ill find that out in a couple of days.

 

Check your valve adjustment before concluding the engine is shot. A valve that is too tight will leak compression.

Also you're probably getting some power from that cylinder, though it may not fire at idle at higher rpm you build more pressure.

Don't disconnect the spark plug wire. There's no harm in letting the spark plug continue to fire. Do disconnect the injector to prevent wasting gas and flooding the cat converter with raw gas, which will burn it up.

 

Ive checked the valve adjustment. Its within specs. Hell i moved it to loosest side of the spec just to see if my compression would come back. No joy. Intake valves sittin at .009 and exhaust is now .011 befor that the intake sat at .007 and the exhaust was at .009