Dear Ed, That was information I received from the below post from another member. I do not know how it was posted to me. But this gentleman was the one who sent me the info and I will check out the pricing also. Alan
--- On Sun, 4/5/09, airslot4518 <[email protected]> wrote: From: airslot4518 <[email protected]> Subject: [ercoupe-tech] cyl head To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 9:52 AM Alan Your not alone replacing the # 4 cyl on my 85. The compression on 4 was a bit low compared to the other jugs all were 76/80 or better #4 was a weak 68. It was leaking past the ex valve as well as past the intake. The engine has about 350 since overhaul. My mechanic is a real knowable guy told me the problem is #4 tends to run cold at first- receives a lot of cooling being up front- which causes the valves to not clear properly guides gum up and wear cyl then gets hot then its downhill. Al is right about how to operate the engine key is not to supercool the jugs ie don't make quick power adj. Seems there is a little fix place a small baffel in front of the jug keeps it from overcooling. My jug was not repairable so just replaced it. new one should be here tues or wed. Got a good deal from Gibson complete recon yellow tag assembly $625.00.Dealt with them before and they stand ehind their product. A new jug was $ 803.00 Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar
