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Re: Fill 'er up!

To: Steve Sage <ssage@socal.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Fill 'er up!
From: jumpinjan <jservaites@woh.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 20:19:40 -0700
Steve Sage wrote:
> Jan:
> I have to differ on this one. My (now sold) Series V was my every day
> driver....15,000 miles or so a year. The engine was re-built, head
> freshened, etc. I started noticing hard starting, valves needed
> adjustment...temporarily solved the problem. A few thousand miles
> later, same deal, etc. had to adjust valves a couple more times. The
> head came off. Sure enough, the valve seats were damaged.

LOL!!!
Yes Steve, you are correct in your situation. At 30k, the cam probably
needs replacement as well.
Jan


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