Burned Exhaust Valve MC (Questions?)
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Sat Dec 9 00:16:45 EST 2000
>> Great advice from Wallace and Rich, I bought the gauge, checked compression;
>> 110,128,128,125,125.
>> Clearly no burned valve. I must be a masochist because in a way I'm
>> disappointed to not be doing the "big" job. Obviously my diagnostic skills
>> are quite lacking, but me new hypothesis is that the 150K timing belt has
>> slipped a tooth or in general is too stretched. Tonight's project is to
>> take a look. With the flywheel at TDC the timing mark on the cam gear
>> should exactly line up with the top edge of the head right?
> top of the *cam cover gasket* actually
Bang on. Good advice for beginners - if you reset it, turn the engine
manually and check again. Very easy for belt tightening to move the
thing one tooth.
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Phil Payne
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