Do I need to be worried about the small bits of babbitt that are missing from the rod ends?
About the valves, there is a fair amount of carbon already built up on the valves. I wonder if some of that carbon is stuck on the seat.

Last edited by Organbuilder; 01/27/2013 10:03 AM.
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