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Is this normal?
#559109
12/21/09 11:54 AM
12/21/09 11:54 AM
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Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,943 San Angelo, Texas, U.S.A.
1968RR
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Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,943
San Angelo, Texas, U.S.A.
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My car recently decided that it doesn't want to start anymore, and I've been trying to chase down the problem for a few weeks now. I was worried about a bent valve (lots of back-firing), so I pulled my driver's-side head and poured gasoline in all four combustion chambers last night. In the morning (~ 8 hours later) the 3, 5, and 7 chambers were all almost completely full (a little had pro'ly evaporated off) and at the same level. The #1 chamber had about half as much gasoline in it as the others. Should I worry about replacing a valve if the leak is that small? Thanks in advance for any help.
"When I'm in a slump, I comfort myself by saying if I believe in dinosaurs, then somewhere, they must be believing in me. And if they believe in me, then I can believe in me." - Mookie Wilson
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Re: Is this normal?
[Re: stumpy]
#559111
12/21/09 12:50 PM
12/21/09 12:50 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest
MoparforLife
Too Many Posts
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Upper Midwest
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Shouldn't need to replace the valves if they aren't brunt too bad to just reface the valves and seats and go.
Clean it, if it's Dirty. Oil it, if it Squeaks.
But: Don't fix it, if it Works!
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Re: Is this normal?
[Re: 1968RR]
#559113
12/21/09 07:01 PM
12/21/09 07:01 PM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska
RapidRobert
Circle Track
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Circle Track
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Posts: 36,040
Lincoln Nebraska
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I'd lap the valves & reinstall the head & continue the search for what's causing the no/hard start & backfiring.
live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth
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