Dave, Describe how you are doing your compression check? Cheers Feral Errol
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Lamb Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2002 9:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: L24 troubles. Please help Flat top pistons are stock for L24 in 240Z. Doesn't take much to bend a valve sufficently to get no seat seal. Really does sound to me as if the valve timing is waaaayyy off. Modern head gaskets don't usually require extra sealer, but doesn't hurt if you do. Even if the head is warped, wouldn't cause this. Were you in Melbourne (thought I read that) ?? depending on where I might be able to have a look. Cheers >All/Terry/Steve, > >Umm.. unsure what high-top pistons are.. but the top of the piston is >just flat.. as in its not dished or anything.. just flat. I am fairly >confident I haven't bent the valves because the scraping is just on the >carbon build up on top of 4 and 5 pistons. However.. it still doesn't >explain why I have/had virtually no compression on the other cylinders.. >50psi on number 1. 0 on 6, 25 on 5 etc etc? >Have i forgotten something when replacing the head gasket?.. Do i need to >use any gluey sticky crap on the gasket?.. i seem to remember some >destructions somewhere saying not to use it at all. >Or have i just scratched/warped the head? >Regards, > >Dave > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
