Re: John's 1935 1201 Coupe for Two or Four Passengers, RHD in Tasmania

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/5/10 8:17:41

Valve area looks normal enough, but that doesn't mean one or more valves might not be rusted in the guide. If that's so and it (or they) don't free up on their own you're almost certainly going to have to pull the cylinder head which really isn't a daunting task even for someone without experience.

When the engine finally comes to life it will probably leak oil with old and crumbly valve cover gaskets, so you'll need them sooner rather than later. What I do when installing new cover gaskets is use gasket cement between the gasket and the cover and just a thin layer of grease between the gasket and the engine block. In that way you can remove and replace the covers several times without having to replace the gaskets each time.