Matt Harwood Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 ... For helping me fix my car! Some time back, my car developed a slight misfire at idle. closer investigation showed a slight loss in compression on no. 4 cylinder. (20 psi lower than the rest). Worryingly, when the head came off, we found that a valve seat had come away, and been pushed back up by the returning motion of the valve. Only now, it wasn't sitting right and as such, wasn't sealing properly. Oddly, the engine actually ran very well aside from the misfire. Thankfully, the valve head didn't come off when the seat dropped! So, big thank you to Mark and Mig who spent all day with me on Saturday helping me fix things, and thanks to John K for supplying me with a new cylinder head to replace mine. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Good find - you must be a happy chappy now Matt Anyone know what material the stock inserts are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Matt, are you coming up to Japshow at Santapod on Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Great Matt, glad you got it sorted Mark is a top bloke, there is no one else I trust my car too! Hows Mig these days? Anyone know what material the stock inserts are? I would imagine it's a either an inorganic or organic material... /helpfullness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Nice one Homer...top drawer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Great news Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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