Not that my 81 is a good example.

The car had regular oil changes(5k to 100,000 then 3k changes) got to where it was very hard to start cold. Valve adjustments got noisy after a short time.

I ran a hot compression test at 250k. The numbers were solidly in the 400-425psi range. Ended up doing a valve job, the seats were hammered pretty badly and replaced the adjusters. Now it starts better and is quite.

I would have never done it-but it was a stress relief from a work enviroment with constant incompetence coupled with quarterly lay-offs.


Michael

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Michael McGuire
83 300d
01 vw A4 TDI
66 Chevy Corsa
68 GMC V6 w/oD
86 300E