{"id":2813,"date":"2023-07-01T07:32:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T11:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2023-07-01T07:32:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T11:32:28","slug":"start-up-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=2813","title":{"rendered":"Start up prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0996.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0996.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0996-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I pulled and cleaned the valve covers when I replaced the leaking gaskets.  But they really need a lot of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0993.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0993.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0993.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0993-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0992.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0992.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0992.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0992-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of going to all the trouble of cleaning and painting I went with an inexpensive set of chrome covers plus a new PVC valve, chrome breather and a chrome oil cap. The start of the process of cleaning up the engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0995.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0995.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0995.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0995-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1007.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1007-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed to replace the heater hoses and I&#8217;m glad I bought a correct set with formed 90 degree bends.  Made for a nice tight fit at the top and bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1001.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1001-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll be adding STP to the oil to hopefully improve oil pressure. It was running about 20 lbs when hot.  I&#8217;d like it to be around 40 when hot and at speed. The High Mileage oil likely contains ZDDP as does the STP. So that should help against the lifter\/cam contact wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1004.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1004-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll also be adding this to the gas for a couple of tanks at least. I&#8217;m hoping my low compression in #1 and #8 is due to sticking compression rings.  This product is supposed to lubricate the compression rings and that might loosen them up if they are indeed stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I pulled and cleaned the valve covers when I replaced the leaking gaskets. But they really need a lot of work. Instead of going to all the trouble of cleaning and painting I went with an inexpensive set of chrome covers plus a new PVC valve, chrome breather and a chrome oil cap. The start &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=2813\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Start up prep&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2813"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2824,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2813\/revisions\/2824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}