curious to know , will it hurt my engine, if i run it while the timing is a little off, and if its off its not much, the engine sounds really good<br /><br />??<br /><br />thanks <br /><br />86bayliner
i hear you can sink if one of the bellows has a leak or slit in it, was that the top bellow or the bottom bellow? IM still going to search the forums for the threads on bellows?
Thanks to all of you, and really the knowledge i have gained in this forum is tremendous.<br />thank you one hundred million times to everyone involved.<br /><br />My lifter was the demon on this #7 exhaust valve on my 1986 volvo penta 225e, gm v8 5L engine.<br /><br />the bottom of the lifter...
My mechanic didnt have any numbers for me , he said the clylinder had compression of about 125, ??umm i think he just told me that. Could have come out better doing the stupid compression test myself, but as you will see even without doing a full compression test i found an obvious problem.<br...
ok guys, <br /><br />remember me, the one with the popping from #7 cylinder in my 1986 Volvo Penta Aq225e v8 305 5.0.<br /><br />The mechanic called and said, he declared that the cylinder has compression, and the valve is either "burnt or sticky" on number 7.. He only charged me $40.00 for...
Do I really have to do a compression test? <br /><br />I have an engine that was doing some popping after we did a tune up.<br /><br />Later, I discovered that by disconnecting #7 spark plug the popping would go away and motor sounded great again. <br /><br />I did a little test, and found the...
I found a lot of condensation inside my cap. Been raining a lot lately too, just wodering what if anyone knows would be the effects of a lot of moisture in the cap. 1986 Volvo Penta 225e V8.<br /> Would this cause an engine to start popping. Jeeeez????<br /><br /><br...
First time here<br /> <br />I have a big Orange V8 with Volvo Penta 225e stickers on it, in a 1986 Bayliner Capri 21' open bow boat.<br /> <br />I let a neighbor/friend/lower level mechanic help me do a tune up to the motor, ie: changed belt, plugs, cap and rotor, pumped out oil, new oil...
