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Re: [Healeys] Four cylinder woes, part two!

To: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Four cylinder woes, part two!
From: Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
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This is the first I have ever heard about the bronze valve guides being cr=
ushed. I had always heard they were the better ones and they are by far th=
e more expensive. Not that money and/or expensive makes something better. =
I have heard though, that they are better, so this is a surprise.=C2=A0=0A=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0And yes, I will be checking everything over with a fine =
tooth comb all this weekend. With the amount of carbon I found on the valv=
es I am for sure going to be checking the piston rings even though the cyl=
inder walls are quite pristine. The reason? Finding less than stellar work=
manship in the previous work done of this engine, I just don't trust that =
the rings were done correctly to begin with and since I'm here, I'm going =
to check.=C2=A0 Peace of mind will be well worth it.=0ASteven=0A=0AOn Marc=
h 13, 2020 at 11:47 AM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink@msn.com> wrote:=0A=0A=0A=
Another consideration is whether you have bronze valve guides in an iron h=
ead. These can cause problems due to the different thermal expansion rates=
 of the materials. The iron can crush the bronze and cause the valve to st=
ick.=0A=0ABill Lawrence=0ABN1 #554=0A=0AFrom: Healeys <healeys-bounces@aut=
ox.team.net> on behalf of Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs@chello.nl>=0ASent: =
Friday, March 13, 2020 8:19:28 AM=0ATo: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@au=
tox.team.net>=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Four cylinder woes, part two!=0A=C2=
=A0=0A=0AMeasure the bores in several places first. If no significant wear=
 is apparent leave the pistons and rings well alone. Also look for ridges =
near the top of the bores. If they are not present, wear is not very likel=
y. If the bores are fine, piston ring wear is not likely. Valves do rock a=
 bit in the guides. They need to, they expand in the guides when the engin=
e is running. You may or may not use cap seals on the valve guides.=0A=0A=0A=
If there is wear in the cylinders however have the block rebored and fit n=
ew pistons and rings=0A=0A=0ABurning some oil is nothing to worry about on=
 the old engines. When new 1ltr per 1000km (about 1 qrt per 500mls) was qu=
ite permissible (after running in during which oil consumption could be mu=
ch higher). Check the crank case ventilation system, when dirty/blocked it=
 can be a cause of considerable oil consumption. Anyway you probably loose=
 most oil leaking. Overfilling the sump is another cause of oil consumptio=
n as excessive oil will be expelled through the crank case ventilation sys=
tem=0A=0A=0AThe head should be dead straight but the surface does not need=
 to be super smooth. In most causes you can see feel the milling marks.=0A=
=0AReplacing the bearing shells and seals is good practice if the bottom e=
nd comes apart. Does not cost an arm and a leg and if in time you will sav=
e on grinding the crankshaft. Measure the crank pins in various places and=
 check if these are within limits.=0A=0A=0AKees Oudesluijs=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AO=
p 13-3-2020 om 00:29 schreef Steven Kingsbury via Healeys:=0A=0ALatest upd=
ate, took the head to a friend's machine shop and took the valves out. All=
 the intake vales had build up of soft carbon, a sign of burning oil I was=
 told and I'm going to have to also pull the pistons to redo the rings. Fu=
n, but I'm here, so why not? I'm also going to get new valve guides presse=
d in and replace the ones in the head as the valves seem to rock a bit goi=
ng up and down. The head though is not warped and is straight, but I will =
get it checked out for cracks and resurface the head to make it super smoo=
th.=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0I'm also going to drop the pan, and push the pisto=
ns out of the block and replace the rings. And yes, I will plastiguage the=
 crank to make sure it's in good shape and install new rod bearings when i=
n there.=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0I am also going to remove the tappet co=
ver and take a good, hard, close up look at all the lifters to make sure t=
hat's not a problem. Right now, in for a penny, in for a pound. Sterling t=
hat is.=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Basically, I'm making sure everything is corre=
ct this time and then I will have no one but me to blame if it doesn't wor=
k. But all in all, it seems pretty simple. So stay tuned for further updat=
es as they happen.=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Thanks for all the input, suggestio=
ns and guesses. This is actually quite the fun project.=0ASteven Kingsbury=
=0A=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=0A=0AOn March 12, 2020 at 12:38 PM, John Harper <ah=
100register@gmail.com> wrote:=0A=0A=0AHank=0A=0A=0AThe fact that number 2 =
exhaust valve=C2=A0is not the same colour as the others might be a clue. M=
aybe it is not closing fully? It would be worth checking for a stuck valve=
 guide, broken spring or just lost=C2=A0 clearance. A partially seized roc=
ker is possible but not likely. This may not be the problem but it would n=
ot take much effort to pull the valve out and check for any burning on the=
 working face.=0A=0A=0ABest regards=0A=0A=0AOn Thu, 12 Mar 2020 at 18:18, =
<gradea1@charter.net> wrote:=0A=0AHi Steven-good to hear from you!=0A=0ATh=
at's a nice test, but I would magnaflux the head for cracks between 2-3 an=
d have it shaved flat..could be a head gasket leak due to warped head...es=
pecially if valves and rings checked good.=0A=0AAlso, I don't recommend=C2=
=A0 NGK plugs- use Champion N-5...maybe cause of carbon on valves. Unless =
cam is flat, valve spring broken or tappet rods bent/broken, problem is in=
 head-block fit.=0A=0ARegards, Hank Leach=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A------------=
-----------------------------=0A=0AFrom: "Steven Kingsbury via Healeys"=0A=
To: healeys@autox.teamnet=0ACc:=0ASent: Thursday March 12 2020 9:40:25AM=0A=
Subject: [Healeys] Four cylinder woes, part two!=0A=0A=0AOkay, here's the =
latest! I finally got to pull my head If you remember, I had 155 lbs of pr=
essure in cylinders 1, 3, and 4 and only 25 lbs in cylinder number two. So=
 with the head off, I was prepared to find a problem with I flipped it ove=
r to expose the valves, no such luck. Other than number two exhaust valve =
being a bit black, no cracks, nothing stuck and it looked fine. So then I =
went to look into the cylinders themselves, walls smooth, flat high compre=
ssion pistons smooth, number three a bit rough on the top, but other than =
that and good.=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0So then I went back to the head, put th=
e spark plugs back in and filled the combustion chambers with paint thinne=
r to see where it would leak out. Filled each chamber evenly and waited. T=
welve hours later, and other than evaporation, no leaks! All chambers stil=
l even in their fluid retention.=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0So then I rotat=
ed the crank to get all the pistons to an almost even position and put pai=
nt thinner in the cylinders at the same depth. No quick leak, not one cyli=
nder faster than the others and all the fluid finally drained out smoothly=
 and evenly in each cylinder.=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0I'm a bit stumped.=
 My next step is taking the head to a guy in town, an old machinist who bu=
ilds his own engines and runs his car at Bonneville in the 300 mph range. =
He knows what he's doing and I'm sure he will give me some sage advice and=
 help. Also as a side note, I went over the head with a magnifying glass a=
nd can see now cracks, but that doesn't mean they are not there I know. I =
was just thinking with a 100 pound plus difference, something would be obv=
ious.=C2=A0=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0I am also going to be taking off the tappe=
t cover on the side, inspect all the lifters and see what I can find there=
. Like I said, I'm a bit perplexed, but I'm not done. I will find somethin=
g wrong! Here are some photos for you, maybe you can see something I can't=
.=0A=0A=0AHere's the head, upside down and you can see the exhaust valve o=
n number two is blacker than the others, but no cracks, chips, or visible =
damage.=0AAnd here's the fluid I placed in the combustion chambers. It did=
n't drain out and just sat there.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A__________________________=
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<html><body><div>This is the first I have ever heard about the bronze valve 
guides bei=
ng crushed. I had always heard they were the better ones and they are by f=
ar the more expensive. Not that money and/or expensive makes something bet=
ter. I have heard though, that they are better, so this is a surprise.&nbs=
p;</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And yes, I will be checking everything over=
 with a fine tooth comb all this weekend. With the amount of carbon I foun=
d on the valves I am for sure going to be checking the piston rings even t=
hough the cylinder walls are quite pristine. The reason? Finding less than=
 stellar workmanship in the previous work done of this engine, I just don'=
t trust that the rings were done correctly to begin with and since I'm her=
e, I'm going to check.&nbsp; Peace of mind will be well worth it.</div><di=
v>Steven</div><div><br>On March 13, 2020 at 11:47 AM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE &=
lt;ynotink@msn.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
<div class=3D"msg-quote">Another consideration is whether you have bronze =
valve guides in an iron head. These can cause problems due to the differen=
t thermal expansion rates of the materials. The iron can crush the bronze =
and cause the valve to stick.<br> <br> Bill Lawrence<br> BN1 #554<br><hr s=
tyle=3D"display: inline-block; width: 98%;" data-mce-style=3D"display: inl=
ine-block; width: 98%;"><div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><span face=3D=
"Calibri, sans-serif" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; f=
ont-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: #000000=
; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Healey=
s &lt;healeys-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; on behalf of Kees Oudesluijs &lt;=
coudesluijs@chello.nl&gt;<br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 13, 2020 8:19:28 =
AM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; data-mce-href=3D=
"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a> &lt;healeys@aut=
ox.team.net&gt;<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Four cylinder woes, part=
 two!</span><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div><p>Measure the bores in several pl=
aces first. If no significant wear is apparent leave the pistons and rings=
 well alone. Also look for ridges near the top of the bores. If they are n=
ot present, wear is not very likely. If the bores are fine, piston ring we=
ar is not likely. Valves do rock a bit in the guides. They need to, they e=
xpand in the guides when the engine is running. You may or may not use cap=
 seals on the valve guides. <br></p><p>If there is wear in the cylinders h=
owever have the block rebored and fit new pistons and rings<br></p><p>Burn=
ing some oil is nothing to worry about on the old engines. When new 1ltr p=
er 1000km (about 1 qrt per 500mls) was quite permissible (after running in=
 during which oil consumption could be much higher). Check the crank case =
ventilation system, when dirty/blocked it can be a cause of considerable o=
il consumption. Anyway you probably loose most oil leaking. Overfilling th=
e sump is another cause of oil consumption as excessive oil will be expell=
ed through the crank case ventilation system<br></p><p>The head should be =
dead straight but the surface does not need to be super smooth. In most ca=
uses you can see feel the milling marks.</p><p>Replacing the bearing shell=
s and seals is good practice if the bottom end comes apart. Does not cost =
an arm and a leg and if in time you will save on grinding the crankshaft. =
Measure the crank pins in various places and check if these are within lim=
its.<br></p><p>Kees Oudesluijs</p><p><br></p><div class=3D"x_moz-cite-pref=
ix">Op 13-3-2020 om 00:29 schreef Steven Kingsbury via Healeys:<br></div><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Latest update, took the head to a friend's m=
achine shop and took the valves out. All the intake vales had build up of =
soft carbon, a sign of burning oil I was told and I'm going to have to als=
o pull the pistons to redo the rings. Fun, but I'm here, so why not? I'm a=
lso going to get new valve guides pressed in and replace the ones in the h=
ead as the valves seem to rock a bit going up and down. The head though is=
 not warped and is straight, but I will get it checked out for cracks and =
resurface the head to make it super smooth.</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'=
m also going to drop the pan, and push the pistons out of the block and re=
place the rings. And yes, I will plastiguage the crank to make sure it's i=
n good shape and install new rod bearings when in there.&nbsp;</div><div>&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am also going to remove the tappet cover and take a goo=
d, hard, close up look at all the lifters to make sure that's not a proble=
m. Right now, in for a penny, in for a pound. Sterling that is.</div><div>=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Basically, I'm making sure everything is correct this ti=
me and then I will have no one but me to blame if it doesn't work. But all=
 in all, it seems pretty simple. So stay tuned for further updates as they=
 happen.</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks for all the input, suggestions=
 and guesses. This is actually quite the fun project.</div><div>Steven Kin=
gsbury</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br> On March 12, 2020 at 1=
2:38 PM, John Harper <a class=3D"x_moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:a=
h100register@gmail.com" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:ah100register@gmail.com";> =
&lt;ah100register@gmail.com&gt;</a> wrote:<br> <br></div><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"x_msg-quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hank<div><br></d=
iv><div>The fact that number 2 exhaust valve&nbsp;is not the same colour a=
s the others might be a clue. Maybe it is not closing fully? It would be w=
orth checking for a stuck valve guide, broken spring or just lost&nbsp; cl=
earance. A partially seized rocker is possible but not likely. This may no=
t be the problem but it would not take much effort to pull the valve out a=
nd check for any burning on the working face.</div><div><br></div><div>Bes=
t regards</div></div><br><div class=3D"x_gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"x_gmail_attr">On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 at 18:18, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gr=
adea1@charter.net" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:gradea1@charter.net";>gradea1@ch=
arter.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"x_gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px                0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ccc=
ccc; padding-left: 1ex;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px            =
    0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>Hi Ste=
ven-good to hear from you!<p>That's a nice test, but I would magnaflux the=
 head for cracks between 2-3 and have it shaved flat..could be a head gask=
et leak due to warped head...especially if valves and rings checked good.<=
/p><p>Also, I don't recommend&nbsp; NGK plugs- use Champion N-5...maybe ca=
use of carbon on valves. Unless cam is flat, valve spring broken or tappet=
 rods bent/broken, problem is in head-block fit.</p><p>Regards, Hank Leach=
<br> <br></p><div><br></div><p>-----------------------------------------</=
p>From: "Steven Kingsbury via Healeys" <br> To: <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@=
autox.teamnet" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.teamnet";>healeys@auto=
x.teamnet</a><br> Cc: <br> Sent: Thursday March 12 2020 9:40:25AM<br> Subj=
ect: [Healeys] Four cylinder woes, part two!<br> <br><div><div style=3D"co=
lor: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;=
 font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font=
-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-alig=
n: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; wor=
d-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: ini=
tial;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica =
Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-vari=
ant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter=
-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: non=
e; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;=
 text-decoration-color: initial;">Okay, here's the latest! I finally got t=
o pull my head If you remember, I had 155 lbs of pressure in cylinders 1, =
3, and 4 and only 25 lbs in cylinder number two. So with the head off, I w=
as prepared to find a problem with I flipped it over to expose the valves,=
 no such luck. Other than number two exhaust valve being a bit black, no c=
racks, nothing stuck and it looked fine. So then I went to look into the c=
ylinders themselves, walls smooth, flat high compression pistons smooth, n=
umber three a bit rough on the top, but other than that and good.</div><di=
v style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetic=
a,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures:=
 normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: norm=
al; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space=
: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decorati=
on-color: initial;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSTex=
t,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: norm=
al; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight=
: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-t=
ransform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-st=
yle: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So then I=
 went back to the head, put the spark plugs back in and filled the combust=
ion chambers with paint thinner to see where it would leak out. Filled eac=
h chamber evenly and waited. Twelve hours later, and other than evaporatio=
n, no leaks! All chambers still even in their fluid retention.&nbsp;</div>=
<div style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helve=
tica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatur=
es: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: n=
ormal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-sp=
ace: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decor=
ation-color: initial;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNS=
Text,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: n=
ormal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-wei=
ght: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; tex=
t-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration=
-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So the=
n I rotated the crank to get all the pistons to an almost even position an=
d put paint thinner in the cylinders at the same depth. No quick leak, not=
 one cylinder faster than the others and all the fluid finally drained out=
 smoothly and evenly in each cylinder.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"color: #00=
0000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-si=
ze: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant=
-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start=
; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacin=
g: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" d=
ata-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',He=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-liga=
tures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing=
: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white=
-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-de=
coration-color: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm a bit stumped. My next ste=
p is taking the head to a guy in town, an old machinist who builds his own=
 engines and runs his car at Bonneville in the 300 mph range. He knows wha=
t he's doing and I'm sure he will give me some sage advice and help. Also =
as a side note, I went over the head with a magnifying glass and can see n=
ow cracks, but that doesn't mean they are not there I know. I was just thi=
nking with a 100 pound plus difference, something would be obvious.&nbsp;<=
/div><div style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',=
Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-li=
gatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spaci=
ng: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; whi=
te-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-=
decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family:=
 SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-sty=
le: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; fon=
t-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px=
; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decor=
ation-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I=
 am also going to be taking off the tappet cover on the side, inspect all =
the lifters and see what I can find there. Like I said, I'm a bit perplexe=
d, but I'm not done. I will find something wrong! Here are some photos for=
 you, maybe you can see something I can't.</div><div style=3D"color: #0000=
00; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size=
: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-c=
aps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
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a-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helv=
etica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatu=
res: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-s=
pace: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-deco=
ration-color: initial;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: #000000; font-famil=
y: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-s=
tyle: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; f=
ont-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0=
px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-dec=
oration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style=3D=
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if; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; f=
ont-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-a=
lign: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: =
initial;"><img alt=3D"IMG_20200311_143602.jpg" title=3D"IMG_20200311_14360=
2.jpg" style=3D"margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px;" src=3D"http:///index.php/inbo=
x/attachment/filenameOriginal/IMG_20200311_143602.jpg/filenamefs/INBOX3780=
6df7c51cc87def12df6be1eff39641fa0" data-mce-src=3D"http://www.icloud.com/i=
ndex.php/inbox/attachment/filenameOriginal/IMG_20200311_143602.jpg/filenam=
efs/INBOX37806df7c51cc87def12df6be1eff39641fa0" data-mce-style=3D"margin: =
10px 10px 10px 0px;"></div><div style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNS=
Text,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: n=
ormal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-wei=
ght: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; tex=
t-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration=
-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style=3D"color:=
 #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; fon=
t-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-var=
iant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: s=
tart; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-sp=
acing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial=
;">Here's the head, upside down and you can see the exhaust valve on numbe=
r two is blacker than the others, but no cracks, chips, or visible damage.=
</div><div style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue'=
,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-l=
igatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spac=
ing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; wh=
ite-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text=
-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family=
: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-st=
yle: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; fo=
nt-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0p=
x; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-deco=
ration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img alt=3D"IMG_20=
200311_172123.jpg" title=3D"IMG_20200311_172123.jpg" style=3D"margin: 10px=
 10px 10px 0px;" src=3D"http:///index.php/inbox/attachment/filenameOrigina=
l/IMG_20200311_172123.jpg/filenamefs/INBOX378063dbbf369419c0843730f10637ee=
2493c" data-mce-src=3D"http://www.icloud.com/index.php/inbox/attachment/fi=
lenameOriginal/IMG_20200311_172123.jpg/filenamefs/INBOX378063dbbf369419c08=
43730f10637ee2493c" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px;"></div><=
div style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText,'Helvetica Neue',Helvet=
ica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligature=
s: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: no=
rmal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-spa=
ce: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decora=
tion-color: initial;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNST=
ext,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: no=
rmal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weig=
ht: 300; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text=
-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-=
style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">And here's the fluid I pl=
aced in the combustion chambers. It didn't drain out and just sat there.</=
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