My wish is not to be.. Amy was very sluggish on Friday morning. It was cold and a bit of ice around, so I was extremely happy with the ease with which she started. But acceleration was poor.
I put it down to icing around the carb, journey was not particularly long.
But same problem on the way home. Then that evening went out to grab takeway and it was even worse. Turned around only part way up the road and was even worried about being able to limp home, but got there.
Sounded similar to previous. Not as rough, but almost like running on 3 1/2 cylinders.
Checked the compression this morning, just the starter handle technique and two cylinders are down. Not a complete loss of pressure this time, but still very noticable.
So .. conclusion at the moment is that the CH gasket has gone. Need to replace it.
Maybe she did overheat the other day when the thermostat didn't seem to open.
Ho hum.. Won't know for sure what is going on until I pull the head again, but first course of action will likely be to replace the CH gasket and remove the thermostat, just in case.
If that gets her running again, it will be a small lesson. Hoping nothing more than that at this stage.
Cold weather doesn't make it seem such an OK prospect!
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