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Re: Smokin TR4 results

To: Gary Allgood <leyte@lvs.net>
Subject: Re: Smokin TR4 results
From: "James A. Ruffner" <erl@virginia.edu>
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 00:07:43 -0500
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <4.3.1.2.20001105222850.00b4b940@mail.lvs.net>
Unless there is an overriding reason, I would not worry about the problem.  If
all that is going on is a bit of blue smoke, on startup, so what?  In the long
run, you may get some oil fouling, at which point do a valve job.

Cheers.

Gary Allgood wrote:

> Thanks to all who replied in reference to my Smokin Tr4.
>
> It seems most have agreed that valve guides are the issue. Is a valve job
> in order, or are "umbrellas" available to slow/stop oil flow through the
> valve guides? I remember from my Chevy small block days that umbrellas were
> readily available to "quick fix" this problem?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Gary
>
> Gary Allgood
> 62 TR4 CT/3597-LO
> www.sltoa.org

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