Re: 23rd Series 356 Engine Noise
Posted by JD in KC On 2007/7/21 23:37:08
RedRon,
You have a sharp eye. I hadn't noticed the difference but you are correct. The intake valves have their springs attached closer to the lifter than do the exhaust valves.
I'm currently debating whether to bite the bullet and pop the head to pull all the lifters out of the engine in order to clean them and verify that they maintain oil pressure, or wait till I can get an appointment with a mechanic and spend $90 an hour to let him do it.
I haven't taken the head off a flathead engine since I was 16 but I am leaning more towards doing it myself since I could re-direct the $90 per hour towards new hydraulic plungers where needed. The darn things run $60-$75 apiece. Well... nobody ever said this hobby was cheap.
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You have a sharp eye. I hadn't noticed the difference but you are correct. The intake valves have their springs attached closer to the lifter than do the exhaust valves.
I'm currently debating whether to bite the bullet and pop the head to pull all the lifters out of the engine in order to clean them and verify that they maintain oil pressure, or wait till I can get an appointment with a mechanic and spend $90 an hour to let him do it.
I haven't taken the head off a flathead engine since I was 16 but I am leaning more towards doing it myself since I could re-direct the $90 per hour towards new hydraulic plungers where needed. The darn things run $60-$75 apiece. Well... nobody ever said this hobby was cheap.
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