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      Duner replied to the thread Sluggish Acceleration.
      @macleanflood Update: I wasn’t able to grab the valve but I did do some more testing to compare cylinder leak down results. All...
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      Duner replied to the thread Sluggish Acceleration.
      I’ll give it a try tomorrow
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      Duner reacted to macleanflood's post in the thread Sluggish Acceleration with Like Like.
      Also wondering if when it's at TDC and the valve is leaking if you can physically grab it and wiggle it up and down. -Mac
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      Duner replied to the thread Sluggish Acceleration.
      The engine was rebuilt so I’d imagine those all should be newer, but I don’t want to assume. The belt looks like it’s in good shape...
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      Duner reacted to macleanflood's post in the thread Sluggish Acceleration with Like Like.
      Worn out cam? Springs? Push rods? Rockers? Timing chain - er 2.4 so belt. This is the gravel driveway mechanic in me asking...
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      Duner replied to the thread Sluggish Acceleration.
      @CharlesHS So I decided to do some more testing just to double check the problematic valves and I found something interesting. When...
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      Duner reacted to macleanflood's post in the thread Sluggish Acceleration with Like Like.
      Removed my link and thanks for catching that! -Mac
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      Duner replied to the thread Sluggish Acceleration.
      Just for documentation/ to avoid confusion for others that may follow this thread, I found the correct fel-pro kit on Amazon since mine...
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      Duner reacted to macleanflood's post in the thread Sluggish Acceleration with Like Like.
      Machine shops use a tool to check valve leakage before assembly. You don't have that tool...so you either would need to engage a shop...
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      Duner replied to the thread Sluggish Acceleration.
      @CharlesHS @macleanflood Thank you for all the help guys! I’m mechanically inclined but I’ve never gone this far down the rabbit hole...
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      A thorough examination of the valve seats, lap the valves to the valve seats and replace the valve stem seals while the valves are...
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      Duner reacted to macleanflood's post in the thread Sluggish Acceleration with Like Like.
      Pull the head. At a minimum lap the valve and replace the seals. Alternatively go nuclear and have a machine shop go through the...
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      Duner reacted to CharlesHS's post in the thread Sluggish Acceleration with Like Like.
      Yup.... You have a leaking valve... and that is at least part of your power loss.
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      Duner replied to the thread Sluggish Acceleration.
      Well I think I found my problem during the leak down test…
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      Duner reacted to Kiwi TJ's post in the thread What did you do to your TJ today? with Haha Haha.
      Sort of yes … the guy said it’s 95% correct now. So I said that’s 100% as it’s a Jeep 😂
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