> I had a leak down test done today, and here's the numbers. > > Since I can't recall which cylinder is which number (where's that > manual?) here's a visual, looking down: > > > front > ------- > > 18% 42% > 12% 43% > ------- > rear > > These values were percent leakage as measured on the guage. Looked > like there was >100 psi coming in. It's interesting that the right > hand set were so much lower. The PO said that the right hand heads > had been worked on - though he couldn't remember when. > > All the plugs were pretty clean, no gunk, except the one from the rear > right hand (is that #3) which had a white deposit on it. I've put > 5,000 miles on it since I got it. > > I saw some engines lying around and they seem fairly simple - so this > winter holds a rebuild for christmas - my girlfriend agreed to let me > use her garage... I'm sure I'll have to pay in kind ;). > > I'd like to drive from CO to MD for Thanksgiving. Any opinions on how > that will affect the beauty ? (other than 'more wear'). This sounds just like my story - the resulting leakage caused the thing to run *really* hot - luckily I had my trusty head & oil temp gauges installed so I could at least let it cool off before I ruined anything else. That was a real slow trip. Going from CO to MD you at least have a tail wind, and the weather is sure not going to be too warm, so you might make it. My advice: figure out why its leaks - rings, valves or head sealing rings. If you're lucky you can just flycut the heads, maybe lap the valves, and it will be good as new. -rick Rick Gordon Bainbridge Island, WA, USA ------------------------------------- rickgo@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/rickgo/ finger for PGP public key fingerprint -------------------------------------
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