Saga Finally Ended! Mighty 6 Lives Again.

[ditchtiger]

At last I have a running 6 cylinder again. The machinist found a broken exhaust spring on #5 cylinder. Replaced them all. Guides had wear but not much. Replaced them all just because. Grind valves and seats. No measurable warp so he did not resurface the head. $270 when all done. And it's firing on all 6.

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[Camelfilter]

Woot!

 

[Certaindeaf]

I was saying that all along!







not really

 

[No_Regerts]

 

[TTSX]

Wait, so I'm confused. Didn't you just say you rebuilt the top end with new cam, etc while hunting this problem? And if so, the broken spring should have revealed itself then...

 

[EHJ]

Lifters?

 

[ditchtiger]

Wait, so I'm confused. Didn't you just say you rebuilt the top end with new cam, etc while hunting this problem? And if so, the broken spring should have revealed itself then...

I rebuilt the block before the head.

 

[DB is Here]

If the spark plugs won't spark
And the exhaust manifold doesn't exhaust and the,
Pistons won't...
Well you get the drift.

 

[cigars]

Bravo though to all of the collective knowledge that chimed in on the problem!

 

[Stomper]

I was saying that all along!







not really

I'm tellin' ya it was that damned squirrel and his buddy, Tippy Turtle that broke that spring!!

 

[Ura-Ki]

It was these guys I tell ya!

 

[ditchtiger]

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[ditchtiger]

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[ditchtiger]

No one said, "Pictures, or it didn't happen" Forgot myself. Here they are.
If you look you can see the fan is spinning. Just shows it really is running.

 

[ditchtiger]

 

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