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| | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 217 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 217 | I found a bent push rod on #1 intake of my 216. After doing a search here the problem was old gas that allowed the engine to start and run but varnish seized the valve after sitting up for a week. I did the 50/50 acetone and Marvel Mystery Oil on the valve and lightly tapped the valve to break it loose. It was still SLOW to return to the top when I turned the engine over by hand so I put a halogen work light on the valve to warm it up. That did the trick. After a new push rod & a few more revolutions to assure it was returning to position I got the engine started with fresh gas and now back on the road again. Hope this helps someone else. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | That has been preached on this site for years. Sorry to hear you didn't read it here first and had to suffer through it. | | |
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