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Originally Posted by Terry C
Does the engine smoke or knock? Don't give up on it yet. Plane the head flat, put a new head gasket on. Give it a general tune up. Be surprised how good they will run.
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I'd have to say there's smoke involved. And best I can tell, compression is like half what it should be. Now, is that solely due to a blown HG? Not sure. I don't think I can say there's really any knock, but it's somewhat 'shaky' (like out of balance).
I still need to 'rebuild' the carb. The Kirk Engines 'Transdenser II' *seemed* to maybe make it run a little smoother, along with a new plug wire.
Don't worry - I'm not giving up
. Just trying to determine the best overall path to take to 'greatness' lol. Just planing the head and reaplacing the gasket could help, but why not go all the way and rebuild it such that it (should) run better with just normal maintenance for another 50+ years?