Ned as long as the screws backed out instead of in, I doubt you've damaged
anything.
I'd bet you're fine.
Dave
BJ8
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
To: "Austin-Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:50 AM
Subject: Engine Startup...Problem revealed
>I took off the valve cover and found the adjusting screw on exhaust valve
>#5
> had unscrewed all the way. Further all the lock nuts were loose. Evidently
> I
> adjusted the valves and failed to tighten the lock nuts sufficiently. A
> rookie mistake.
>
> What are the chances I have damaged the engine?
>
>
>
> But this doesn't explain the oil in the water. I drained the radiator of
> the
> plain water I had put in. It came out a yellow hue with an oil slick on
> top.
>
> Compression tests showed around 175 PSI on all cylinders.
>
>
>
> Ned Smith
>
> BJ8
>
> near Chattanooga, TN
>
> N34.98 W85.5
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