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time for a valve job ? 120-130 1967

posted by  riverbend on  Fri Nov 7 20:09 CST 2014
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Thanks for all your replies. The issue is that the 190 psi reading is higher than the spec. How come ? Seems like a prudent move to have a look and see that nothing is wrong before heading off on a 5000 mile trip.

One thing that I didn't mention is that there is an oily ring around the tip of the exhaust pipe. It may be that it just needs to be run, but none of our other cars or bikes does that. The motor does not use any oil to speak of, but still.

I am pretty confident that I can R&R the head and not cause myself more problems. I have been able to keep a headgasket in my Norton Commando for the last 50,000 miles and in a working H Farmall for the past 2500 hours. The 4.3L Chevy is another matter, but that is intake gaskets...

Greg





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