Sounds a lot like a stuck or burned intake valve.
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Wed, 28 Jul 1999 18:20:16 -0400 Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
writes:
>Collective list wisdom
>
>My daughter comes home and her 1275 sounds like it has an exhaust
>leak.
>Quick check, no leak.
>Turns out the exhaust is coming out of the Weber Carb.
>OK, a compression check shows about 40 PSI on #2 and #3.
>Am I safe to assume she blew a head gasket?
>
>It's just too hot tonight to be pulling a head.
>I hoping for suggestions like maybe 2 valves out of adjustment but I
>know that's wishfull thinking.
>
>Maybe after dinner I'll yank the head.
>Why am I asking, I know what it is, and if it's anything worse, I
>still
>have to yank the head. But why did it blow? That is the big question!
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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