I took off the valve cover and found the adjusting screw on exhaust valve #5
had unscrewed all the way. Further all the lock nuts were loose. Evidently I
adjusted the valves and failed to tighten the lock nuts sufficiently. A
rookie mistake.
What are the chances I have damaged the engine?
But this doesn't explain the oil in the water. I drained the radiator of the
plain water I had put in. It came out a yellow hue with an oil slick on top.
Compression tests showed around 175 PSI on all cylinders.
Ned Smith
BJ8
near Chattanooga, TN
N34.98 W85.5
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