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I had sticking valves a few years ago. I had my mechanic ream all four exhaust valve guides. Since then I use TCP in the fuel and AVBlend in the oil and I have not had a valve stick (I cannot get 80Oct here near Boston so I have to run 100LL) The valve guides can be reamed in place. You tie a piece of dental floss to the valve and drop it into the cylinder at BDC. After reaming the guide you pull the valve back into place. You may have to drop the exhaust manifold to help get the valve back in place. It takes about 5 to 8 hours including removing the cowling and putting it all back together to do the job. David Abrams http://ercoupe.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On my airplane the front two cylinders valves are stickin and one mech > said > I need to have the valve guides reamed out using a special tool. > Compression > is fine, no oil useage, does this seem like a reasonable fix? The valves > > never stick once the engine is running only during the start cycle, > thanks Ed __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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