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Re: Valve rattle

To: Frank van Dalen <F.vanDalen@lr.tudelft.nl>
Subject: Re: Valve rattle
From: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 09:56:43 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, Frank van Dalen wrote:

> noise, but got me a new similar noise from the top end of the engine. I
>     think this could be a worn valve guide. I talked it over with the local
> guru,
> but he says don't rebuild the head unless you do the whole engine, since
> otherwise you'll put extra stress on the lower end. "Unfortunately", the  rest
> of the engine is in fine shape: compression around 11 atmosphere on all four,

I say, rebuild your head and get a new guru.

   Ray Gibbons  Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
                Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
                gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu  (802) 656-8910


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