I just got the head back from the machince shop ($275). He welded the
cracks, put new stem seals, new hardened valves and seats, and planed it. I
put it back on and still produces a very unhealthy cloud of Blue smoke.
Compression is a suspect too, I got 110, 90, 90, 110psi.
I now know that I need to do rings. My though was that I would just pull
the head again and drop the pan and pull the piston out (engine still in the
car)
I need some advice on how, where, and how much new rings would cost me(oil +
Compression)
Also, how much a new set of pistons is, just so I know in case.
Another question, how would I go about measuring to get the right sized
rings? I have micrometers....
Thanks,
-Barry
P.S. I broke down a month ago and bought a back up car for the garage
ridden midget, It's a 66 VW Baja bug. It's also my offroad car instead of a
truck.
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