Re: 288 stuck valves

Posted by Mike Dowd On 2012/7/17 10:21:13

If the valve clearances are still correct it is hard to imagine that the valves would be responsible for the no-compression situation. Sitting for 5 years undoubtedly had something to do with this if the engine was running properly when it was put into storage.

Possibly a valve in each of these cylinders was open during the storage period...and either the valve face or seat face corroded. Anyway, if squirting some oil or ATF into each cylinder through the spark plug hole doesn't restore the compression then the head will have to come off.

Please let us know what you find and how you fixed the problem.