Hi John,
   I tried sending a message to you via another part of this web site, but I don't believe it went through. 
   I had spoken with you about an engine in a 2655 Oliver that was giving me woes...well, I found what I believe is a bad head gasket, but I found also 2 pistons with broken compression rings (no damage to the cylinders tho&quot;). I also found a spun bearing on one connecting rod. You had suggested that I do a vacuum test on the heads, but the valves were quite worn so it was useless. I had the heads magna-fluxed and they checked out fine. Well, I located new valves....20$ for the intake(each) and  70$ for the exaust(each! <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt=":cry:" title="Crying or Very sad" /><!-- s:cry: --> ) I think the engine is gonna cost more than I paid for the tractor!
   I have to pull the crank shaft out to have the crank turned...dang! I didn't want to get this far into this...I don't look forward to having to deal with timing.
       All for now,
           Cal Innes