>Had the same problem on Casper (TR3) turned out to be broken rings,
>after you get the head off, pour some Carb Cleaner on top of the
>piston and see how long it takes to drain off (should stay there if
>all is well)
I have a breeze comming out of the breather. Would bad rings let that much
air passed?
>Good Luck, I opted for a complete rebuild. :-(
Remember the engine with the bad exhaust valve? Well I plan to use that engine
with this head and get the engine running with the cost of a few gaskets
and hoses.
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Brian Borgstede !
Distance Learning Engineer !
University of Missouri - St. Louis ! '68 Triumph TR-250
Phone: (314)516-6433 ! (or two or more)
Fax: (314)516-5294 !
Email: borgstede@umsl.edu !
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