bill and penny meyer wrote:
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> 1,2,and4 do have low compression, but nothing drastic. The fact that
> they go to 120/125 with oil on them probably indicates that your
> guage reads 5-10 psi low. Figures this low are not a problem for
> your normal daily driver.
> #3 has a problem with valves, indicated by the fact that oiling (the
> rings, in effect) does nothing. Check valve adjustment, rocker,
> etc. Hand crank and ascertain that everything moves properly.
> If so, my guess is that you have a leaded fuel head and have burnt a
> hole in the valve on #3. The only way to check this is by removing
> the head! Been there, done that, and it was #3 each time!
> Solution is to have the head rebuilt to unleaded specs or order one
> (this may be cheaper). BE CAREFUL!!! I bought an "unleaded head
> from SPECIALTY in RI and it wasn't - went within a year, had to have
> IT rebuilt by someone I trusted. You have never seen softer valves
> than those which came out of my Specialty "UNLEADED" head!
>
> Bill "once burnt" Meyer
Bill,
By "Specialty" you are not referring to "Special Interest", which is
also in Rhode Island, are you?
Rick
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