Tom, Vacuum out the loose stuff and if it still bothers you, run some top engine cleaner (the stuff GM sells does a good job) through the engine to clean it out. The carbon build up only makes the engine more ping sensitive (and you need to have a lot of it built up) but I doubt there's enough compression there for it to hurt anything. Matt Tom Jennings wrote: > Hot tanking, magnaflux, valve job set me back $175, and a full > gasket set another $79. (They couldn't find a head set, eh, > doesn't hurt to have extra gaskets). > > I had enough old valves and springs so that no new ones were > needed. > > They fit Chevy modern type (hat with spring clip) valve stem > seals, so I don't have old rubber in there. > > I probably won't get it running this weekend, too much else > to do. > > Piston crowns and top of the bore have the usual carbon crud; > should I remove it? I hate the idea of it falling down onto > the top ring. > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > -- mhaas@xxxxxxx Cincinnati, OH http://www.mattsoldcars.com 1967 Rambler American wagon 1968 Rambler American sedan ================================================================= According to a February 2003 survey of Internet holdouts released by UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online. _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list