Bent pushrods

[ThorH]

Well...I'm just going to try the carb cleaner method for now. I need to order a hand crank so I can turn the motor over easily. I cleaned up the rocker assembly and put in 3 new pushrods. Worst case.....I'll take the head to the machine shop. For today anyway, I'm going to skip to the frosty beverage step!!

Thanks for the input guys! Having fun getting the Rover back up to par! Can't wait to drive it! Rovers North now holds a speed dial slot in the phone!

[4flattires]

Have fun!

I googled gummed up valves (in order to attach a pic), and low and behold, look at the picture attached. Do those parts look familiar? They sure look like what came out of my 2.25l.

http://www.williammaloney.com/Misc/EthanolProsConsDrawbacks.htm

[ThorH]

Okay.....the picture of the valves with the varnish on them is enough for me!!!! The head is coming off!! No point risking more damage when I have it more than half way apart already!

[ThorH]

OK...got the head off today. There is a fair amount of varnish on the valves from the old gas. Two of the lifters have a little damage. I am going to take the head down and have it cleaned up.

There was also a fair amount of surface rust on the #2 & #3 cylinders. No pitting, but you can feel it with your finger. Can I just hone the cylinders to clean them up? How durable are the rings compared to surface rust?

I have no idea how many miles this engine has on it. Should I just consider a rebuild? I did not do a compression test before I took the head off (hindsight!).

Thanks for the input.