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Old 06-24-2005, 10:09 AM
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Good news and now what

Ok, the good news is I removed the head, found stuck intake valves on cyl 3 and 4, freed the valves, put everything back together and now the engine runs again! I am not sure why they stuck in the first place and I am worried that they could stick again. It could be that they were stuck all along and that was the original reason it wouldn't start or it could be that the original problem was either the points or carb (both a pit of corosion) and I caused them to stick when water got in the engine from excessive cranking with the water intake open. The valves were very easy to free, I squirted some penetrating oil on the stem and one light tap with a mallet was all it took, they popped right into place. Does anyone have any suggestion on how to keep the valves from sticking again, at least until the end of summer when there will be more time for proper repairs?

-Andy
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