Re: [ihc] "stuck valves"

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 10:23 AM 3/16/04, Ryan Moore wrote:

I would say he's got a plugged up oil drainback passage or three from the
heads. Runs a while, and then all of the oil is in one or both of the valve
covers.

If this is the case, he probably needs a set of rod bearings by now, too.

Greg

>Figure you guys might know what this is.... have an opinion formed already,
>but figure you guys might know these symptoms better than me.  He's about to
>buy an adapter kit to put a 402 BB chevy into the scout because the 402 is
>rebuilt already and he doesn't want to rebuild the 345 if that's what it's
>going to take to fix it...
>
>opinions?  reccomendations?
>
>Thanks,
>Ryan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Tim Eastman
>To: Ryan Moore
><snip>
>
>The 345 runs fine while the engine is still cool.  After about 30 minutes of
>run time, either valves or lifters on the left side of the engine stick, and
>the engine misses.  You can definitly feel a difference in exhaust pressure
>between the duals.  I havent done a compression test yet, with all the smog
>junk around the ex manifold, I'm sure to burn the crap out of my hands.  I
>have tried tranny fliud in the oil, and have used oil detergent, and the only
>difference seems to be that the valves get sticky after ten  minutes of run
>time.
>
>
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