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It’ll never be any cheaper than right now ! If you’re planning on a similar number of events next year - pull the head and service the valve train and change the bearing out. <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature">
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<blockquote type="cite">On Oct 28, 2023, at 1:59 PM, James Trudeau via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr"> I finished a 9 weekend race/school/track day season that started in April and finished at Thompson in October with no obvious performance problems. Total of 38 engine hours including warmup, grid, race, cool down.
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<div>Did a dry compression test today:</div>
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<div>I get some oil blow by at the valve cover cap and maybe some drips from lower end seals (not sure if oil starts at valve cover). </div>
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<div>I’m sure I’ll hear a suggestion to do a leak down test and / or wet compression. </div>
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<div>Oil filter forensics?</div>
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<div>In the absence of obvious issues, how much of a tear down is warranted? </div>
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