number2 &n 3, side by side could be head gasket.
take compression on all.
compare
Greg in Fla
56 short
-----Original Message-----
From: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
To: Ole Truckers <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:16 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] valve job, etc., questions
>I just figured out the other day that my '54 Chevy's acceleration problems
>are caused by cylinders 2 & 3 not doing very much -- disconnecting them
>from the distributor makes no change in idle speed. The electrical
>system is working fine; the cap, points, plugs, etc., are all in working
>order, so I guess this means I need a valve job or something more
>expensive. I was wondering if anyone could tell
>me:
>-what probably needs to be done to get my engine working well again
>-what I should look for when finding a shop to get it fixed at
>-and how much I should expect to spend
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Tim Lloyd, omaha@tmbg.org
>"Power that comes from the barrel of a gun can only be effective for a
>short time." -The Dalai Lama
>"We choose to go to the moon...because that goal will serve to organize
>and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge
>is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone,
>and one which we intend to win." -John F. Kennedy
>"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it--even if I
>have said it--unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common
>sense." -Buddha
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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