By SteveH on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 01:45 pm: Edit

Just wondering. How does this happen?

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 01:51 pm: Edit

Multiple ways but it comes down to piston/ valve interference. If the valve is down when that piston comes up it gets ugly...and fast


Kyle

By SteveH on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 03:21 pm: Edit

OK I can see that. But in everyday driving why would the piston contact the valve? I see posts on here about bent valves and was just wondering. The only way I can envision this happening is at VERY high rpms the valve would never have time to close therefore the piston would hit. Is this correct? What other ways could a valve get bent?
Thanks

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 03:31 pm: Edit

sticky valves from gunk building up where it shouldn't be; valve gets stuck just enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and then get boned oh-so-badly by the piston.

By steveH on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 03:45 pm: Edit

OH! I see said the blind man to his deaf and dumb dog; as he picked up the hammer and saw.


Thanks

By Ron on Friday, July 06, 2001 - 03:17 am: Edit

I see said the blind man to his deaf wife,

Ron

They bend from carbon fouling, all the bitch has to do is stick once and its all over.

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Friday, July 06, 2001 - 05:38 am: Edit

steveH: "OH! I see said the blind man to his deaf and dumb dog; as he picked up the hammer and saw."

Have you been watching me work on my Disco? That's about how it goes...why is it that I always have lots of parts left over after I break something down and then put it back together?