Hmmmm. Well, when you consider that all the power in a motor is made in the head, the answer is - hell ya! But remember that speed costs. How much do you want to spend? That said, I heartily recommen
You're welcome. [stuff deleted] Excuse me while I laugh hysterically. I always like to use the mantra "but there's nothing like driving my Triumph" while I'm forking over huge wads of dough to variou
Hmmm. The description one usually hears of sailing is "Standing fully clothed in a cold shower tearing up $100 bills". For Triumphs I suppose it could be "Lying fully clothed on one's back in a showe
Thanks to everyone for the great posts. I now have a list of ideas to try and things to check when I diagnose what the head needs. I'll post updates on what I end up doing. After this the only head p
Bill, you have received some excellent advice. Let me throw a couple things into the mix. Yes to "hot tank' for cleaning; Yes to multi-angle valve grind; Yes to spring replacement; Yes to guides. Wha
Well, I've got a leaking exhaust valve on the #6 cylinder in my '74 TR6. My mechanic is going to be removing the head and will call me over when it's off and time for a diagnosis. At the very least I
Thanks for the excellent ideas. At the moment I'm prepared to spend up to $1500. Once the head's off I'll know what needs to be done vice what I'd like to have done. [...] Fortunately I'm already a
Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:14:19 -0700 (PDT)
Bill--One area to check while the head is off and valve work is being done, would be to check for valve guide wear. These are pressed out/in, and now would be the appropriate time to do this. So far
When I had my head redone recently due to what I thought was a broken valve spring, Abacus Racing found I had four of twelve springs broken. Some inners had been broken for awhile, apparently. Same s