Jeff,
Could it it be a bent push rod? Happened to my TR6.
Todd Sigety
1970 TR6
Alexandria, VA
Jeff Johnson wrote:
>
> I'm stumped. My TR began to run badly as if it had a valve problem, so I
> decided to check the valve lash yesterday. ( I thought maybe I had
> broken a valve spring ) In running through the sequence, I noticed that
> the # 8 valve did not travel as far as the others. The adjuster
> appeared to be set the same as the others. After setting the valves, I
> started the engine and watched the pathetic action of the #8 valve and
> attempted to adjust it while running, but it killed the engine. Could I
> have a bad lifter or a bad lobe on the cam? Anyone have an opinion as
> to the problem?
>
> I'm not wild about yanking the head as it will probably be 2 months or
> longer before I'll have the time and garage space to get into it.
>
> TIA for the advice,
>
> Jeff Johnson
> '76 TR6
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