hey now,

well, on the way to work the exhaust screw on cylinder #3 came out again.
it's happened before but i managed to screw it back in. now i don't have
my tools with me...was working on the '77 westy today. ACK! i've got flame
shooting out of it and it's making a horrible racket. i managed to find the
screw.

i'm going to try and get it back in at break...BUT if i can't, will it harm
the engine to run it without the screw? i drove the final 5 miles to work
without it. the engine has just been rebuilt and i don't want to harm it.
i noticed that it was hotter then normal around that cylinder but the rest
of the engine seemed cool enough.

and i just checked the valves and set the ones that were a bit loose. i don't
think this has anything to do with it but could it?

you help is greatly appreciated!

jonathan

"The meek shall inherit nothing." -Zappa
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              "And 100,000 tons of steel, made to roll
           the brakes don't work and this grade's too steep,
                      Her engines sure to blow"

                     '96 PrissyKAT (Ms.Marley)
jonathan edwards      '74 Retrowestie (Rumba)     '77 Westy(Misha)
raleigh, nc           '90 Taurus (FOR SALE)       '76 Fiance(DaWoman)
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