20-06-2018, 10:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 20-06-2018, 10:07 AM by Bob Culver.)
The compression tester protrudes from the radiator. There should be a degree of similar springiness on each cylinder.
A valve has to be very bad to cause complete misfire, perhaps stuck open. The distributor indicates which cyl. Finger over plug hole will also prove a stuck valve. All viewable, checkable in the valve chamber, although a pain to readjust. If stuck open may be persuaded to close with moderate pressure on something blunt thru plug hole, or base of valve spring . if freed a few times may stay free...
When gaskets were Cu both sides and fitted dry or with a trace of grease it was normal to reuse, but modern ones dont seem to recycle well.
If I had purchased a new gasket evry time head off my Austin and later Jowett I would now be living in a subsidised, maintained State rental with enough spare time to work on my Austin.
A valve has to be very bad to cause complete misfire, perhaps stuck open. The distributor indicates which cyl. Finger over plug hole will also prove a stuck valve. All viewable, checkable in the valve chamber, although a pain to readjust. If stuck open may be persuaded to close with moderate pressure on something blunt thru plug hole, or base of valve spring . if freed a few times may stay free...
When gaskets were Cu both sides and fitted dry or with a trace of grease it was normal to reuse, but modern ones dont seem to recycle well.
If I had purchased a new gasket evry time head off my Austin and later Jowett I would now be living in a subsidised, maintained State rental with enough spare time to work on my Austin.