Re: 8BA Starter
Stuck valves and corroded cylinders can both lock an engine up. I wouldn't take any chances on pull starting until I knew all the valves were free. I've seen cams busted and holes poked into cam followers due to this. Pulling the heads & intake costs you some clean up work and a few gaskets but it will damn sure let you know whats going on in there. As was mentioned before, mice love these old engines and they can get in through the exhaust or the intake if a valve is open far enough. On 8BA engines, they come right up the crankcase vent pipe and make a home in the follower valley.
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