>I finally had time this week to open up the bottom end of my '70
>Spitfire motor (1296cc) so I will know what to expect come rebuild
>time. I've had the motor on an engine stand since starting my frame-off
>restoration project last year. When I acquired this project car, the
>motor ran, but was a real dog. Good compression readings on cylinders 3
>& 4, but very low on 1 & 2; lots of blue smoke.
Cylinder head gasket between 1 and 2.
Had the same, you need to take the head off, check the level of the cylinder
head.
If warped get it milled, I suspect it dosent need it.
Have a look at your head studs and nuts. Are the threads OK, are the nuts
proper cylinder head ones, rather than normal ones. My car needed new
cylinder head nuts, I used mini ones becuase they were the only desent ones
to hand. Infact he gasket went 3 times in a row before I chainged the nuts.
New gasket, then follow the tourking proceduer in the manual.
The gasket in my car went three times in the 400 miles since getting a
bottom end rebuild. It is now a 1450 miles and showing no problems other
than a slight valve fluf. (Touch wood!)
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