Recent content by zuppamon

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OK, not sure what your point is? One exhaust lobe on the cam was almost gone

I finally got this thing fixed - haven't had time to post. You won't believe what the problem was. The valve guides and heads were fine, I'm glad I didnt go willy-nilly replacing parts. The exhaust lobe on the left side cylinder was almost gone - enough to get the rocker arm to move, but not...

I appreciate your response, but no dice, man (frustrated)...there really doesn't seem to be anything that would prevent the push-rod/rocker from moving. After reading your response, I pulled the valve cover off and found bent push rod on the intake side I then pulled the head off and removed the...

Thanks for the reply...no sir, nothing looks like that as far as valve guides - the intake has a seal around it with a clip (like a PEX plumbing crimp), so it looks taller than the exhaust valve guides, but you cant see the guide because it's under the seal. Net-net, no guides look pushed up. my...

I'm having trouble with my SV830, 10 years old, approximately 300 hours, well kept. Was running bad last year, pulled spark plug wires & learned one cylinder was out. Compression test showed blown head gaskets. While replacing valve covers, discovered both sides had bent push rods. Replaced head...