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I might have to try that Restore Engine stuff, probably try it in my diesel pickup first and see if it works. Checking the valves first is not how I learned diagnostics. There are so many things to consider when determining the health of an engine, and you have to start somewhere. For me, doing...

I took off the valve cover and i could see right away that the pushrod on #5 intake was not hooked up like the rest. it was bent and laying in there crooked. I straightened it, ordered a new one and put it back together. wiped the gunk out of the valve cover, which was probably from water vapor...

This particular rig is stenciled US NAVY on the inside of the drivers door, the inside is original OD Green. The County had it for 20 or so years, well as long as anybody could remember, they just used it for trash fires and keeping the dust down around the waste transfer station. Also, the...

Working on the rig today...Will post an update tonight

Thank you for your suggestions. I will do a compression test after i run it across town and let it cool - then post my results. Any ideas what a rebuild costs for one of these engines? I can do all the work except the machining.

My M211, well actually a M220 shop truck with a water tank, is maxing out at 30, downhill. The engine runs good but after sitting for more than a few days it requires oil squirted in the cylinder to build up compression or it does not have enough to get running. After it starts one day, it...