Recent content by brad8526

That's the angle I'm chasing. Is it possible the machine shop just didn't do a good job getting the valves lapped in? I don't want to assume they did sub-standard work but this is my first experience with them. I watched a video on doing a valve job myself and it doesn't look too difficult...

I did using a feeler gauge on the rocker arms.

While the head was at the machine shop I tried a low tech method checking the rings. I poured a little diesel into each cylinder and timed how long it took to leak out. All cylinders still had the same amount of diesel after an hour but by the next day it had leaked through into the crankcase...

Apologies for the length but I'm at my wits end and I'm in need of some expert advise. I've got a B8200 with the D950 engine. The original symptom was it seemed like it was loosing compression and didn't have the power it once had. Took off the cylinder head, got a gasket set and changed out...