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RE: Pistons & Liners

To: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Pistons & Liners
From: Bill & Skip Pugh <anabil@caltel.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 10:34:34 -0700
References: <NOEDJDCNFBCNELMBFNFEKEOJGJAA.Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Thanks Everyone...consensus is that it could be just a valve...or 
rocker arm...I will check that out first...

What a list!!

>  >    Reason:  #1 =s 180 psi, #2 =s 180 psi, #3 =s 180  psi, #4 =s
>>  60 psi (wet and dry)
>
>Bill, why do you think this is a piston problem ?  Normally, when the 'wet'
>reading doesn't increase dramatically, the problem is in the valves (burnt
>exhaust valve).
>
>Might be worth a peek under the rocker cover first ... I found a broken
>rocker pedestal on mine yesterday.  Didn't do a compression check, but I'll
>bet #1 was way down ... it wouldn't even run.
>
>Randall


-- 
Bill  Pugh
1957 TR3
aka
Casper
Wallace, CA





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