Thanks for your reply Bob,
The head gasket should be ok. When I first put the head on I used one of
Morty's copper gaskets. I had bad luck with that. It may be been due to
the fact that the top of the block had not been resurfaced. Anyway, I then
switched to a Payen gasket and it seems to be doing fine, although without a
leak down test I certainly can't tell for sure.
The plug wires are almost brand new Magnacore wires. The plugs have been
changed regularly, and during my latest voyage.
I see to recall when I had the head off that there was a marking on the
pistons that indicated that they were original. Or the "engine rebuild" did
not include new pistons.
At this point I am pretty confident that if I were to disassemble things and
take a look at the rings that I'd find something amiss.
Then again maybe not.
R. Ashford Little II
'70 TR6, 73.5 911
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