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1. head advice needed (score: 1): Author: Aaron Whiteman <aaronw@wsu.edu>; Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:28:01 -0800; In the 3 degree heat last Sunday, I discovered that I have no compression in my #2 cylinder. I have the original 1975 18V block, with an earlier head. I have no idea what specific year the head is fo; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00068.html (8,114 bytes)
2. Re: head advice needed (score: 1): Author: jello@ida.net; Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:29:17 US/Mountain; It sounds like you have a bent valve, or a dropped seat if the valve won't close. Usually the problem is more likely to be a burned valve, but those close, they just don't seal up. Be sure to look at; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00069.html (9,440 bytes)
3. Re: head advice needed (score: 1): Author: Aaron Whiteman <aaronw@wsu.edu>; Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:03:58 -0800; Whoops, missed some points. When I say the valve doesn't close, I mean that it doesn't completely close. It does operate. I turned the head over, the valve looked pretty close to closed, I poured wat; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00070.html (9,967 bytes)
4. RE: head advice needed (score: 1): Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 16:37:15 -0600; I think Phil might be a little pessimistic in his appraisal. It is just as likely that a bit of grit or carbon has built up or stuck behind the valve. If you do a compression check (the first step),; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00071.html (11,409 bytes)
5. Re: head advice needed (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt $T$" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 09:18:09 -0000; One thing to be aware of is that putting hardened seats in a head introduces a thermal break that makes the seat and valve run hotter than before. The seat and valve material should be chosen with th; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00077.html (7,874 bytes)
6. Re: head advice needed (score: 1): Author: Aaron Whiteman <aaronw@wsu.edu>; Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 04:43:06 -0800; Thanks all for the advice... I had already done this and pulled the head before I wrote :) I was able to remove the valve in question last night, and discovered carbon that was interfering with valve; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00078.html (8,562 bytes)
7. Re: head advice needed (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 07:29:18 -0800; One thing your comment doesn't consider, Paul, is that American machine shops have been putting hard seats into heads to combat the effects of no-lead fuel since the late Seventies. I gather the chan; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00080.html (8,980 bytes)

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