Truck running rough and not driveable - help
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A piece of the spring was broken off, my guess is that upon compression of #6 it got blown up into the intake and slid all the way to #1. If the clamp was all together when it went in, who knows how the bolt ended up in #5 and the rest of it in #6, but beyond it just being weird for it to be in there anyway I guess it would be weirder for it to be in there in two pieces...
So we're thinking do a valve job on it, replace the little oil plug or whatever that sometimes blows out and drains all your oil, decarbonize it...then put it back on and drive it!
I ran a nut through my engine. Smashed up the spark plug and spit the chunks out the back. I replaced the spark plug and never looked back.
To do it correctly, I would go ahead and service the head. I have a handfull of non OE head gaskets if you want them. Free...but I would run OE if it were my engine. If the valves are the same between an F and 2F, I have a box full of them you can sort through. I also have a pile of hose clamps if you want to sprinkle a few in for good measure.
To do it correctly, I would go ahead and service the head. I have a handfull of non OE head gaskets if you want them. Free...but I would run OE if it were my engine. If the valves are the same between an F and 2F, I have a box full of them you can sort through. I also have a pile of hose clamps if you want to sprinkle a few in for good measure.
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Here we go:
mmmm....spring hose clamp, yummy.
cylinder #4 on left, #5 on right
#5 on left, #6 on right
#1
the parts:
So, are the piston faces okay to just roll with it? Cylinder walls look fine, no nicks, nice and polished. Do a valve job and button it back up?
mmmm....spring hose clamp, yummy.
cylinder #4 on left, #5 on right
#5 on left, #6 on right
#1
the parts:
So, are the piston faces okay to just roll with it? Cylinder walls look fine, no nicks, nice and polished. Do a valve job and button it back up?
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No, that a new one to me. Can you elaborate?
FWIW, I have seen cylinders that looked like new w/ 200K miles on them. Always due to gummed up rings, stuck in the grooves and not having any tension against the cylinder wall. Good for cylinder wear; bad for compression & oil consumption.
you got it!