Gary,
I would check/replace the rod and main bearing. How's your oil pressure?
You may only need to replace your valve seals, or you may need to have your
head completely rebuilt.
Does you engine smoke? I have had a few Fiats seize camshafts and be OK after
the cam is freed ( you can break the oil pump by denting the oil pan.), but the
rod bearing needed to be replace.
Also check for the proper heat range on the spark plugs.
Phil
Gary L. Neel wrote:
> OK, I am in need of the thing that this site so well serves.....advice.
> I have a '69 Solex U20 that runs well and starts well until it fouls the
> plugs in about 20 miles of driving. At first I thought it was fuel fouling.
> But, on further investigation it appears to be oil on the plugs when they
> foul. Now, to confession....Last Summer I drove this car to the car wash
> after putting the engine in it and I never put oil in it. It seized the cam
> and shut off. I relieved the cam and it started right back up. Did I
> probably trash valve seats or something? Where do I get my head
> reworked... any places in Texas. That would be closer than having it sent
> to California or the East coast for machine work. Thanks in advance for
> any and all help. Gary Neel, Altus, OK.
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Medicinal Chemistry FAX: (619) 678-8277
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