Robert,
my guess is you have been using WAY to much lead additive in you gas
(more's not always better). If I were you I would forget about the
additive.
Ulix
On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, robert weeks wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I posted two photos of the head off my engine at:
>
> http://www.woozy.com/midget/head.html
>
> There is an incrediable amount of buildup on the exhaust
> valves for an head that only has 5-6 thousand miles on it.
> The rattling sound that we thought was either a loose
> seat or a bad bigend bearing was actually the crud on the
> backside of exhaust valve #4 hitting the air injector.
>
> If anyone has any ideas on how to avoid or lessen this
> buildup I'd appreciate hearing from them. Maybe a
> different gas or spark plug? There are more details
> on that page as to the gas I've been using, etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Weeks
> Durham NC
> 1969 Midget
> http://www.woozy.com/midget/
>
>
Ulix __/__,__
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