sticking valve

[fazzer]

sold my 1700 diesel today and bought a lovely autohomes komet,it hasnt been used since october last year ,.While driving it home it was lacking power and felt a bit lumpy the owner said its a sticking valve,is this a problem that happens to 1900 petrol engines.

[fazzer]

after putting a few miles on it ,now its sorted runs great..

[California Dreamin]

Indeed.....common tappet bleed down scenario.

As with all things new 'to you'....it is wise to give it an service and thorough check over so you can spot ant faults.

Martin

[fazzer]

van was recently serviced by previous owner and for a 1984 camper only has 81,000 genuine miles,he couldnt sort this problem ,but because van was so clean i took a gamble and after only 9 ish miles the problem sorted itself out.

[kevtherev]

do you know what was used for the service.?

I don't know if dervs are the same but an oil change twice a year is the best for flat fours on petrol.