Re: IML: declining Imperial

[tom higgins <thomash85715@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael:  Thank you for thoughtful answer; your level of knowledge does not seem to be anything to be apologizing for! 

I want to clarify one thing: there is a bent pushrod not a bent valve.  I had an old buick that stripped the plastic teeth off its timing gear.  Over a short time, it went symptomatically at least down the same road with one exception: it began shooting compressed charge backwards up through the carburettor!  This car is not doing any such thing. 

Question for the list:  Does the fact it is NOT vomiting fuel charge eliminate skipped valve timing as cause?  Meantime, I shall certainly try to verify timing.  Thank you. 

--Tom

"Michael O. Mann" <mann340s@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> I don't have enough real
>  knowledge to have been able to offer help, but have
> been in the same situation several times, and figure any comment might at
> least cause you to think of something else to check.
>
> First, I've abused many cars, and one thing I have done all my adult life is
> let one sit, sometimes over a year. I have three running cars now that have
> fuel that's two years old or older. One has not been started in two years.
> Any one of them would start, maybe with a little help, and run. Point is, I
> know it's not a good thing to do, but I have NEVER had a failure due to old
> fuel. I don't remember how old you feel the fuel is, so I am not saying it
> can't happen.
>
> Second, I had a 318 Satellite that had enough play in the timing chain to
> jump a tooth. It ran, but badly, then not at all. Took a while to stumble
> across the problem. If you haven't checked the timing, and can, do.
> Bending valves doesn't sound like bad fuel, but like a failed timing
>  set.
>
> Good luck with the car. Don't give up.
>
> Michael

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