Long shot this Matt, but IIRC there are two lengths of valve stem available.
If using the longer one then it needs the spacer under the spring. But I
just wonder if the replaced valve was a mis-match to the others. But then
the clearance would have shown up as different when the valves were re-set.
Guy
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From: spridgets-bounces+guy.weller=tiscali.co.uk@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+guy.weller=tiscali.co.uk@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Matt Hagopian
Sent: 25 September 2008 06:38
To: David Lieb
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] the engine catasrophe
Engine was never reved past 6500rpm, there was a 7000rpm chip in the msd but
it was never hit. only lasted 3 laps on the track! and one of those was
towed in because the wire from the coil fell off! and the other 2 were
learning the car. we had to put a new valve keeper in, new valve
(obviously), ground the valve seats down, cleaned up the piston. what one of
those pics doesnt show is on the piston, there is a 1/2" dent in the top of
the piston. cylinder walls are a little gashed. freshen up the motor this
winter. compression is only 160 in that cylinder and 165 in two others and
one cyliner is 185. kind of low for 13:1 pistons, rocker arm has a crack in
it... seems to have held up for this whole weekend. I put flat valves in, i
know thats not as good of flow but it allows for more clearance. I dont know
the spring pressure im running tho... how do i find out?
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:00 PM, David Lieb
<dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>wrote:
> >I got the pics up let me know if the links work.. "old" pics from 2
> weeks
> > ago...
> > http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii237/gonejeepin101/CIMG1385.jpg
> > http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii237/gonejeepin101/CIMG1386.jpg
> > http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii237/gonejeepin101/CIMG1384.jpg
> > and this is the car in NJMP sorry they werent action shots...
> > http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii237/gonejeepin101/P1020028.jpg
>
> The second picture looks like the illustration for step three of the
> process
> of determining your engine's redline... you know, just before "and then
> subtract a hundred rpm".
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