Hi all
On my recently acquired off-the-road-for-15-years Mk3 GT6, the bottom
end of the engine seems OK (crank her over on the starter motor and it
takes 9 seconds for the oil light to come on again after stopping). I
thought I'd do a compression test before trying to fire her up and got
180 175 60 40 20 140. Oil down the bores made very little difference
(pistion rings therefore ok?), so I either have a cracked head / blown
gasket, or valve problems.
Does anyone have any advice/tips for removing the head - the studs look
a bit iffy, so they're being dowsed in WD/oil for a week. If it's a
simple blown gasket, do I need the head skimmed / any other
precautions??
Also, I'm about to rebuild the Stroms - any tips anybody, and I've heard
of a tool for the needles - what is this, and are they useful/necessary?
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Jonathan
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Jonathan Zerihan
Dept of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Southampton University
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Phone 01703 594896
Fax 01703 593058
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