Michael,
When you look at a burnt valve you will know it is burnt! The narrow edge
of the valve, where it is supposed to seat will no longer be smooth and
round, it will show areas where it has literally melted or burned away.
There is only one solution for this condition.
To diagnose with the head still on the engine, run a compression check. Low
compression indicates either bad rings or bad valves. Squirt oil into the
cylinders and re-check compression. The oil will help bad rings to seal and
cause an increase in compression, but can't do a thing for a bad valve,
hence no increase.
Can't help with the sway bar.
Hal
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From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
2: What do they mean by a "burnt" valve? Are pieces of it melted? Or is
there simply a layer of caked on goop that interferes with the closing of
the valve. And why would a lean mixture cause this? How can you tell if a
valve is burnt without pulling the head?
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