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  1. SimiRockStar

    Help with lost power under 3k revs

    Hello everybody.. I just did a litle engine "rebuild" on my 197. Reason - oil consumption and huge blue smoke clouds on 4500k revs and up... - So crankshaft bearings, piston rings, valve seals, did valves with paste, did the "grinding" of engine head ( hope google traslate did the job...
  2. 520860

    Loss of power - which part to replace?

    Hi folks! I've got a problem with my 197: it quite regularly loses much of its power above 3000-3500 tpm. It feels like the famous 3000 tpm flatspot is stretched all the way to the redline, which is very annoying. The problem disappears after simply restarting the engine. I did some extensive...