IML: Fw: Fw: 1973 Imperial Valve Job Questions

["Dr David George Briant" <drdgb@xxxxxxx>]

FROM A RETIRED 40-YEAR CHRYSLER MASTER TECHNICIAN WITH ALL 
CERTIFICATIONS.....HOPE THIS CONTRIBUTES
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sharon delcioppo" <spydorz@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Dr David George Briant" <drdgb@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: 1973 Imperial Valve Job Questions


> Bobski says that those son of a bitches valve seals
> were crap that year.  It is probably full of carbon.
> It needs a decarb and a good valve job and a new
> timing chain and a good tune-up.
>
> ps  make sure the distributor weights are free and
> vacuum chamber is good and everything else that
> follows in making it a good tune up
>
> --- Dr David George Briant <drdgb@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "David Duricy" <desotobravo@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:44 PM
> > Subject: IML: 1973 Imperial Valve Job Questions
> >
> >
> > > My 1973 Imperial with 151,000 miles has been
> > running
> > > poorly. Symptoms have included lack of power,
> > rough
> > > idle, excessively noisy and hot exhaust, and low
> > > engine vacuum (10 to 12 inches of vacuum on the
> > worst
> > > of days).
> > >
> > > Compression tests show 120psi for cylinder 1,
> > 90psi
> > > for cylinder 3, and inconsistent readings for
> > cylinder
> > > 5 - which jumps anywhere from 60psi to 80psi. With
> > > these readings, I didn't bother to test the
> > remaining
> > > cylinders given how difficult it is to access the
> > > plugs on this car.
> > >
> > > I believe that the symptoms and the tests show
> > that
> > > the Imperial has either sticky or burned valves. I
> > am
> > > unsure what to do next.
> > >
> > > Would it be more economical to have a machine shop
> > > rebuild the cylinder head, buy a replacement head,
> > or
> > > attempt the work myself? I have done a valve job
> > on my
> > > 1950 DeSoto, but I suspect the Imperial 440
> > demands
> > > more skill and pricier parts than the DeSoto Six.
> > >
> > > I'm wondering, too, if I should just sell the car.
> > > That, however, is a very sad thought.
> > >
> > > Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Dave Duricy
> > > 1973 Imperial LeBaron (The Ailing Monarch)
> > > 1968 Imperial Crown convertible (The Usurper)
> > > 1950 DeSoto Custom (The Witness)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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