Very good to know. Will pass that info along! John On Jun 10, 2015 6:32 PM, "thewestyman" <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > The AMC heads have one fault; the valve keepers are loose on the stem, > making in time to wear the stem grooves wider and eventually totally > useless the valve. It is worth taking at least a couple out to check if > they are still the same lately. > And if not, you would need to take them all out and grind off some of the > keepers' flats, so they don't touch each other. > Zoltan > > -----Original Message----- From: John Rodgers > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:10 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX > > In an earlier post I told of someone running my engine hot. Result: gotta > have the engine rebuilt. Decided to go all the way with it - all new > everything. Pushrods were bent indicating stuck valves from over heating. > Both heads were cracked beyond any repair so all new AMC heads with new > everything are going back on. > > Right now removal of two piston pins is a problem. Any suggestions on > that. The rebuilder is very good, but this one has him up a stump. I'm sure > he will eventually succeed but any suggestions might be of benefit to speed > matters along. > > Thanks, > > John > |
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