Mail Archive Search: <+subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*Engine\s+Rebuild\?\s*$/>

Results:

References: [ +subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*Engine\s+Rebuild\?\s*$/: 12 ]

Total 12 documents matching your query.

1. Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Timfboston@aol.com; Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:33:59 EST; My 1971 MGB has oil on the #2 spark plug. Does this mean I am in for a complete engine rebuild? I have put over 100K on the car in the 8 years I have owned it and god only knows what it had on it bef; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00129.html (7,424 bytes)
2. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Carl French <leylandauto@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:54:08 -0800 (PST); Get compression readings first. That will tell you about the rings. Might be a head problem. Carl (Maine) If so, how much $$ in parts and machine shop costs should I expect if I do the rebuild myself; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00132.html (7,849 bytes)
3. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:08:06 -0000; Is that plug even firing? When clean, anyway ...; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00143.html (7,589 bytes)
4. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Timfboston@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:43:33 EST; Yes the plug fires (when clean). Starts without any problems. Drives OK but obviously gets rougher and looses power the more it fouls. Compression is around 120 on all cyl except the one was 100 the; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00146.html (7,470 bytes)
5. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:25:59 -0600; Sounds like the rings are leaking in the affected cylinder. Do you have a place to work on it? CR; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00149.html (7,307 bytes)
6. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Timfboston@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:48:00 -0500; That's what I was afraid of. Although, I can't complain. She served me well. I don't have a place to work on it yet. And I need to ask around for a good machine shop in the Boston area. I drove it ou; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00151.html (7,491 bytes)
7. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Timfboston@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:38:22 EST; Once I take the valve cover off, how do I make sure the valve stem seals? Do I need to blow air through the spark plug hole? I have Boch Platinum plugs in right now. I put a clean one in just now and; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00153.html (7,808 bytes)
8. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Timfboston@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:45:44 -0500; OK, I did a compression test tonight after work. (Didn't pull the airfilters and tie open the throttle butterfly as advised in the directions, but) The results: Cylinder 1 Cylinder 2 Cylinder 3 Cylin; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00199.html (7,532 bytes)
9. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: rdusel@att.net; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:13:19 +0000; One more easy check. Take off the valve cover and look at the valves for cylinder #2. See if both of the valves are being pushed down by the rockers and are coming back up to the same height as the o; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00203.html (8,550 bytes)
10. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:18:04 -0000; If it's the valves you will hear a chuffing in the exhaust for an exhaust valve or in the intake for an intake. If the piston it will be audible at the oil filler hole. airfilters and tie open the th; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00207.html (8,148 bytes)
11. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:00:43 -0600; Take off the valve cover and see if the valves are opening and closing on #2. Leaking valve(s) on #3. Head needs to come off eventually. CR; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00213.html (7,911 bytes)
12. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Timfboston@aol.com; Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 21:05:34 -0500; Thanks for all the advice so far. I took off the cylinder head today. The exhaust valve on the #2 was missing 1/8 of the face and the rest of the valves were bad. If I had a digital camera I would ta; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00313.html (8,291 bytes)

Current List: 1 - 12
Page: [1]