Re: [lro] rebuild

From: Jean-Leon Morin (offroaddesign@softhome.net)
Date: Thu Mar 06 2003 - 01:15:42 EST

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    > It's the next thing required. I lost my air filter somewhere on Kane Creek
    > when playing with Jim and didn't find out until I was back at camp. So
    > Basil's unknown mileage 2.25 is now sucking up a fair bit of oil. I can
    > live with it for the time being because I check over the truck at least
    > once per tankful of gas, but I'd like a little more power to compensate
    for
    > the altitude.

    Ewwww. K&N filter? Surely not the oilbath ;-)

    > So - in light of T-A's warning about disappearing gen-you-ine series parts
    > - what parts should be genuine and what can be aftermarket? I have what I
    > need to rebuild the head already, sitting around.
    >
    > Anyone got an 8:1 head I can use? Doesn't need to be complete, I'll use
    the
    > valvetrain off my old one. But I want to get 9:1 after working it over.

    You should really try and keep the compression lower than that. 9-1 won't
    like the twin turbos you are planning.

    :-)

    J-L
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