The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

lash 120-130

posted by  greezy on  Sun Sep 4 10:47 CST 2011
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sun Sep 4 21:21 CST 2011
[RELATED]

"....a piece of broken compression ring becoming lodged on the edge of a piston and grenading into bits. The cylinder was deeply scored."

Mr Bob, Yeah I had the scoring too. In three cylinders I think. Oil consumption was 1/2 qt to 1 tank of gas. But my real problem was something else. See below.

"Does it run on 4 cylinders? Usually, You need 90 psi minimum before a cylinder will fire. How many miles does it have on it? 110,000 miles is the limit of the original Mahles if you are driving hard.

What compression ratio does it have?"

Paul, Mileage undetermined. Probably a lot more than 110,000. The engine had stopped starting, ever. Compression ratio, I think it started out as a B18D, but the head was not stock, and had B20 intake valves. So I don't know the compression.

When I pulled the head, I found 3 burned exhaust valves and 1 going. My own fault for not recognizing that the head I had put on a year ago was not stock and needed bigger lash settings. So I have gone with another engine, a 69 B20, that might get by with only honing and no new pistons. And a head rebuild on the B20 head. It's not together yet.





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.