Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Start of a valve job, NFC

[LS (lashdeep]

Awesome Rick...more, more, more!!

How were the valves when you checked the clearances? And how many miles
since the last time they were adjusted?

LS

--- Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hey Gang,
>    Quiet here!
>    I thought I would post a few links to the project
> I'm working.  Earlier today I tested the compression
> on my MGB and discovered that cylinder #2 has leaky
> valve(s).  The process has just begun.  Here's a few
> things to look at.
> 
> But before I list the tear-down pictures, here is a
> picture of the '70 B's completed right-front axle: 
> 
> http://www.aubard.us/MGB/HPIM0848.JPG
> 
> I have started the top-end job on my MGB.  Here are a
> couple of pictures as the tear-down begins.
> 
> http://www.aubard.us/MGB/HPIM0851.JPG is a picture
> with the inlet and exhaust headers removed or
> disconnected.  The coolant has not yet been drained so
> I have not opened that system.
> 
> http://www.aubard.us/MGB/HPIM0852.JPG is a picture of
> the right-hand side.  You can see the heater control
> valve that I forgot to change when I had the coolant
> system apart.  I'll change it now.  BTW, I did verify
> that there is adequate valve clearance and that a
> closed-up clearance is not the problem.
> 
> http://www.aubard.us/MGB/HPIM0853.JPG shows the carbs
> and manifold, plus a few tools, on the workbench. 
> I'll need to store these parts carefully so as to get
> a little more work-space on the bench to rebuild the
> head.
> 
> So that's it for Wednesday evening...
> 
> rick
> 
> 
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