At 01:58 AM 5/29/2010, Greg Schroeder wrote:
>I believe I have found the problem. Checked the compression with my thumb
>over the spark plug hole and found one cylinder that I could feel
the vacuum on
>the intake, but nothing on the compression stroke back up. I
decided to pull the
>head and after a few hours had the head off and there is a bent intake valve
>that could never close. So now to find a replacement valve and
either fix it or
>have it replaced at the machine shop where I had the engine machining done.
Greg,
Glad to hear you found the problem!!! Sorry to hear it's a bent valve. I was
hoping for a much simpler solution. :)
But I've been there with my Morgan. Although it wasn't a bend valve, it was
a stuck one. Was able to free it up without pulling the head.
John
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