As some of you know, I've been struggling with a really bad idle issue after installing my TFS top end kit.
A local mechanic with experience in the performance fox body game diagnosed it with sticking valve seal guides. He said that sometimes in new heads, the valves heat up in such a way where the guides fuse to them and they won't seal properly.
I am not sure this is the issue because my compression check didn't yield terrible results. But if it is, what would the typical fix for this be?
He recommended removing heads and sending to a machine shop to do the work, but unless the valves themsevles needed to be replaced, couldn't the job be done easily with the heads on the car?
I just want to be educated before I go in there tomorrow.
THanks,
Jason
A local mechanic with experience in the performance fox body game diagnosed it with sticking valve seal guides. He said that sometimes in new heads, the valves heat up in such a way where the guides fuse to them and they won't seal properly.
I am not sure this is the issue because my compression check didn't yield terrible results. But if it is, what would the typical fix for this be?
He recommended removing heads and sending to a machine shop to do the work, but unless the valves themsevles needed to be replaced, couldn't the job be done easily with the heads on the car?
I just want to be educated before I go in there tomorrow.
THanks,
Jason