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No, quite the opposite- the idea of gaskets is to ensure that an engine gives HIGH compression.

If your car has just had a cylinder head gasket change and you are STILL getting low compression, then this suggests that the problem lies with the cylinder head itself- it may be cracked. Unfortunately there's no effective repair for this, the only solution is to get a new cylinder head I'm afraid.

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