Hey Vern looks like you are making good progress!
The carbon build up is very likely just the result of the cylinder not firing properly is all. If you are taking it into a machine shop anyway dont do anything to it other than maybe remove the pre-chambers. And thats not even an issue as long as they remember to give them back. They will vat it and grind seats and valves and you will be set.
Get ALL the seals for a valve job the machine shop will need the valve seals! Hoye will probably include them anyway but get the copper rings that go under the pre-chambers and the plastic washers that go under the injectors. (if you dont have new ones already)
I would check the liners in the mean time and make sure they are all sticking up the same about .005"-.007" (if I remember right) and get it all cleaned good, see my pic thats what I am doing there with the straight edge.
edit: The more I get to thinking Vern I am not so sure it wouldn't be in your best interests to go ahead and re-ring it while its down and really know what you've got, for the money it wont be that bad the reward may be substantial.
I probably would if it was mine fwtw just because thats me but I am just throwing that out it is a pretty simple task at this point. Getting the front drive shaft out is the only thing in the way and thats no biggy just ask us and we can tell you how to do it w/o any surprises.
The carbon build up is very likely just the result of the cylinder not firing properly is all. If you are taking it into a machine shop anyway dont do anything to it other than maybe remove the pre-chambers. And thats not even an issue as long as they remember to give them back. They will vat it and grind seats and valves and you will be set.
Get ALL the seals for a valve job the machine shop will need the valve seals! Hoye will probably include them anyway but get the copper rings that go under the pre-chambers and the plastic washers that go under the injectors. (if you dont have new ones already)
I would check the liners in the mean time and make sure they are all sticking up the same about .005"-.007" (if I remember right) and get it all cleaned good, see my pic thats what I am doing there with the straight edge.
edit: The more I get to thinking Vern I am not so sure it wouldn't be in your best interests to go ahead and re-ring it while its down and really know what you've got, for the money it wont be that bad the reward may be substantial.
I probably would if it was mine fwtw just because thats me but I am just throwing that out it is a pretty simple task at this point. Getting the front drive shaft out is the only thing in the way and thats no biggy just ask us and we can tell you how to do it w/o any surprises.
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