Well, if a valve goes, it is usually in that cylinder. A piece of valve
could have dented the plug. If that is the case, it is probably embedded
all over the top and sides of the piston. BTDT. You will very likely
need to rebuild & re-bore.
Todd Kendrick wrote:
>
> First of all I would like to thank everyone for all of the
> suggestions. This is what makes this list so invaluable; now for the bad
> news. When I pulled out the last spark plug (closest to firewall) I
> noticed it seemed very tight and hard to remove. When I finally got it
> out the tip was broken and knocked over to the side of the plug and the
> top of the pug was indented; obviously something had hit the plug
> possibly the piston? So I put in some Marvel Mystery Oil anyway and I
> will let it sit for a while and see what happens. But it looks like I
> will definitely be doing a rebuild...amazing to me since this truck only
> has 69,000 original miles. Anyone ever had a similar experience?
> So I am thinking of buying a complete engine and rebuilding this one in
> my spare time; knowing how many man hours my last rebuild took in 1998.
> Where is the best place to buy a complete engine and approximate prices?
> Anyone done the "Robert Davis" conversion and had success ? Thanks for
> any and all the input.
>
>
> Todd Kendrick
> Taos, NM
> '66 109" P/U (rebuilt motor in 1998)
> '73 88" (awaiting a new motor or rebuild)
> '60 88" (don't ask)
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