Thanks James,
I will give that a try. I will need to go get a compression gauge first thing
in the morning. I have done valves before so that should be no problem if
thats it. I have never messed with rings though. How difficult is it on this
car? I don't need a step by step just a quick feel for what I might be in
for.
David Gates
1973 Spitfire 1500
Hawaii
In a message dated 6/15/98 9:34:00 PM Hawaiian Standard Time,
james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk writes:
> If your exhaust valve was not opening this is what would happen.
> Compression... Fire ... no exhaust, compression.... Valve opens exhaust
> goes out intake
> Engin sucks in more petrol with the old exhaust. And so on...
>
> Looks to me like you may have burnt your intake valve, I would do a
> compression test on
> all the cylinders. Pop some oil in the cylinders, and see if that
> effects the reasults.
> If it does it's the rings
> If it don't it's the valvs.
>
> Pop the head off, and try re-grinding the valves, and doing a
> de-coke... If you are realy un-lucky you may need new valves, but there
> about 2 Pounds 50 each here.
>
> --
> James Carpenter
> Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot
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