1972 Fj55 purchased from some guy in Madison. Engine has about 1000 miles on it. Buyer drove it home a last year or the year before, one week later he looses compression in number 2. Engine apears to be an F engine, 69, 70 block. 1000 Miles on fresh F, looks to be some fancy parts on this rebuild. When first looking at this engine it looked as though whoever built it paid close attentiion to detail.
#2 Exhaust valve seems to have broken at the neck and lodged itself into the #2 piston. Lost a little compression..... Pulled the head and found this.....Lots of carbon buildup around the head gasket for a low milage engine.. There is a 4 BBL Ofenhouser (sp?) intake manifold with a 4bbl Webber carb on it. Is that too much carb for this thing. I was thinnin maybe the head was shaved to much and the valve interfered....But then why would only one valve let loose....Damned if I know...
Just curious if anyone has ever seen anything like this.
Thanks, have a nice day.
#2 Exhaust valve seems to have broken at the neck and lodged itself into the #2 piston. Lost a little compression..... Pulled the head and found this.....Lots of carbon buildup around the head gasket for a low milage engine.. There is a 4 BBL Ofenhouser (sp?) intake manifold with a 4bbl Webber carb on it. Is that too much carb for this thing. I was thinnin maybe the head was shaved to much and the valve interfered....But then why would only one valve let loose....Damned if I know...
Just curious if anyone has ever seen anything like this.
Thanks, have a nice day.