[TR] Have I blown a gasket?

[Lee&John Howard]

Holy smokes - broken piston or rings? this engine is virtually new! If so,
I have only yours truly to blame.
I'll do the leak-down, just to confirm that its a cylinder issue, then
check the valve train, then remove the head and examine the gasket. If it
is blown, can I stop there, or should I drop the pan and inspect the
pistons?

John


On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:

>
> ---- Lee&John Howard <leejohn7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello list:
> >
> > Following a club run last weekend, I did some basic testing on the TR4.
> > Found that plugs #1 and #2  were fouled, especially #2, which had an oil
> > drip on its tip.
>
> That seems fairly damning to me.  I think you've got worse than a blown
> head gasket.  Unless you've added a direct oil feed to the rocker shaft, I
> think you're going to find a broken piston or maybe just broken rings.
>
> Randall