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Re: TR4A Engine part problems

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Subject: Re: TR4A Engine part problems
From: Keith A Edwards <kedwards@norfolk.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 12:45:42 -0400
Cc: "Westerdale, Bob" <bwesterdale@edax.com>, "'Jerry Oliver'" <slantws@home.com>
Organization: Suffolk
References: <D532BD4F055ED2119E8300A0C9E1C8CE1CCF25@EDAXNJ05>
"Westerdale, Bob" wrote:
SNIP
>  Sunken valves can make a fairly big difference in
> compression ratios, which can be felt as a bit of engine roughness
> especially under full throttle

Sounds like the symptom I had, after a rebuild on my TR4A, where one or
two valve springs were too short.  In that case, compression was good,
but the valve got sucked down a little on the vacuum stroke.  Not easy
to find...

Keith Edwards
Suffolk, VA
2 TR3Bs
2 TR4As

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