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cracked head troubleshooting

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I did a collant system pressure test yesterday and found that the system is slowly leaking somewhere. I have narrowed it down to the head or lower intake. I suspect a cracked head and would like to rule that out. Would a compression test rule out a cracked head? I do not have a leakdown tester.
 
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