Agree with Guy... Pulling the head is not that difficult or time consuming.
Probably wouldn't hurt to replace the head gasket and intake/exhaust gaskets
too. Then you can take the head to good machine shop and have the work done
with a guarantee.... ;-)
Cheers!!
Jim
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:10 PM, Guy Weller <guy.weller@tiscali.co.uk>wrote:
> You can replace the valve stem seals without draining coolant and removing
> the head. (rope trick)
> But it is probably almost as quick to remove the head and you get a chance
> to clean up the combustion chambers at the same time.
>
> Guy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces+guy.weller=tiscali.co.uk@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces+guy.weller <spridgets-bounces%2Bguy.weller>=
> tiscali.co.uk@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Dave G.
> Sent: 14 August 2008 21:01
> To: spridgets
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] asking for smoking Engne advice
>
>
> Well folks,
>
> I asked for it *and* I got it
> Answers were varied, some were as follows;
> - What was I doing to the car to make it smoke - erotic connotations ??
> Hmmmm!!
> - How to inhale the smoke - with and without a Hookah!
> - Use the patch - but where to put it -- DON'T ANSWER THAT!!!!
> - Start it every day - cheapest solution
> - Oil building up in the rocker cover - I can hear oil dribbling into the
> pan
> when I shut the engie off..
> - replace the valve stem seals - I guess this means draining the coolant
> and pulling the head ;-((
>
> Looks like I'm stuck with trying the last item, as a first stab...
>
> Thank you all... ;^))
>
> --
> Dave G. KK7SS
> '65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA
>
> The Original Point and Click --- Smith and Wesson....
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