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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    Everthing I've done here is in the thread. The only measuring I have on deck to do is the lashing, which I need to find my feelers for (they're somewhere on the workbench) Given I don't have direct access to the top of the valve unless I pull the head, I'm not sure how I can test the valve...
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    I absolutely don't have the experience, tools, or skills to cut my own valve seats. I need to make do with what i have, which is to clean up the number 2 exhaust valve so it seals properly (or seals at all). That's really all I can focus on right now.
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    How do you clear it after and avoid hydrolock? Just leave the plug off and let it squirt all over?
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    I don't understandhow this would have gotten gunked up. The engine was literally in pieces 12 months ago. Did they just not set the valve back? My understanding is to drop a quarter cup of ATF into the cylinder, crank it a few times to let it coat, and let it sit, yes? Crank it a few more...
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    Hauled out hte boroscope and took a look at the valve seatings. It looks like the exhaust valve is all crudded up. I wonder if using a brite light in the spark plug hole will let line shine through to see if it's not seating? Anyone see any smoking guns here? In the first video, front of...
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    Very small update - i pulled the hood off and just to make sure i wasn't insane, did a compression test again (reaching the plugs under the hood is a pain in the butt). Confirmed my supicions Cyl 1: 95 psi Cyl 2: 2-3 psi Cyl 3: 93 PSI Cyl 4: 94 psi Next I'm going to put the boroscope in there...
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    This one? I do now :) http://vieux.tracteurs.free.fr/pdf/Ford_shop_manual_2N_8N_9N.pdf
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    I haven't checked the lash yet - I have a gap tool lying around somewhere, but I've never done this before. I need to learn a bit :)
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    Okay, I have a bit of an update. After @soaked pointed out the hard to see retaining clip on cylinder #2 intake (the cylinder that was showing very low compression) I took a much closer look at it, this time with a flash. There's a clip there, but it's turned around backward. The question on...
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    No retaining clip is an interesting find. Though, in that pic it looks like the right hand valve on cylinder two has a cliip, it's just facing backwards? This is an early 8n, in that it has the front mounted distributor, and has the 'old style' steering gear box (the one that's really hard to...
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    Do you have a pointer to those? Manifold is obviously off now, so easy to get to everthing. I'll also re-do the compression test.
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    I'll agree with that :). I have a set of feeler gauges and I just watched a little video on it, so I'll walk through to see if the lashings are right. I'd rather exhaust (heh) all the possibilities of the valves misadjusted before I yank the head off.
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    @HarryVanderpool thanks for the feedback. What's funny is... In theory this entire engine was rebuilt, re-sleeved, and re-valved a year ago. I think the shop that was working on it was sort of sloppy, and I'mw ondering if the kids who put this together (the guy who owns the shop is quite...
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    I am a very do it yourself small time mechanic. I have very few tools other than the basic ratchet and drivers. This is almost certainly beyond me.
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    My 8n, no compression cylinder 2, chapter 2!

    Folks may remember my post from earlier this year about problems with cylinder 2 firing. I ended up getting a compression test kit, socketed it into that cylinder, and lo, almost no compression (like, 10psi). Wahhhh. The other cylinders were in the 80-90 range. My first guess here was a...
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