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Re: Re: Beheading a 76 B

To: boballen@sky.net, owner-mgs@Autox.Team.Net, tsherman@tecinfo.com
Subject: Re: Re: Beheading a 76 B
From: MGSMGBGT@aol.com
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 10:58:34 EDT
In a message dated 8/3/98 5:46:17 AM, boballen@sky.net wrote:
>
>Other than the bodged rocker studs, I still don't understand what would just
>kill the #2 cylinder. Maybe while the head is off, perhaps you can turn the
>motor and measure how much lift you have on each cam lob. I don't have the
>specs but am guessing it ain't going to be much more than 3/8's of an inch
>and all should be uniform.

Have you carefully re-set the valve lash?  Each valve should be set between
.014 and .016.  Being too far from this will prevent the car from running.

Bob Shaw
Lincoln, NE

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