[T3] Heads are toast, rebuild time

[Chad]

For the foam stuff on the oil cooler you can use the weather strip stuff
from home depot. They sell some that are 1-1/4" at home depot. Use two
lengths and you'll be good to go. Is your motor FI or carbed? I have a pair
of decent FI heads that could be rebuilt.


On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Jacob Adam Schroeder <
jacob.schroeder at gmail.com> wrote:

> For those following my latest issue, after 3000 miles (actually a bit less
> because I was noticing performance issues), I checked my valve clearances
> only to discover that on a cold engine there was zero clearance on my
> exhaust valves.  I reset them and drove to/from work a few times since
> then.  After maybe about 300 more miles, my exhaust valves have drifted
> from .006 to about .002 on all 4 exhaust valves. I think it's time to stop
> driving until this gets fixed.
>
> I'm going to pull the engine when I can find some spare time and extra
> help.  Since I'm going to have the engine out anyway (and I don't really
> trust the internals that I put together 17 years ago), I'll probably do a
> complete rebuild so I don't find myself here again in a few years.
>
> Jim: In the interim, I'll be in touch to have you check my
> distributor/generator.  I figure I might as well since I have never sent
> these to you and I'll certainly have the downtime.
>
> I also need to locate (because I realize mine is missing -- perhaps the
> cause of the overheating) the foam stuff that goes on top of the oil
> cooler.  Jim, do you have some?  If so, set some aside for me and you can
> send it back with the distributor/generator.
>
> Jacob
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