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Re: Not Good news

To: Michael Marr <mmarr@idcnet.com>
Subject: Re: Not Good news
From: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:22:49 -0600
Cc: Ronnie Babbitt <rbtr3a@cox.net>, Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Michael Marr wrote:

> Good point, but I'd still pull the head before I pulled the engine. just in
> case.

Yeah, there's no reason not to, but I think that engine's gonna have to come 
apart. With dry/wet compression pressures 
like that, there are certainly some cylinders that have some valve problems. 
However, it's almost a truism that fixing 
valves on an engine with rings that worn will simply cause even more blow-by 
and oil consumption than before.

Given the hard starting, and those compression figures, I'd say that engine is 
slap worn out and due for a rebuild.

Cheers.

-- 
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM
[mailto:mporter@zianet.com]

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