Couldn't Stand the Pressure
#1
Couldn't Stand the Pressure
What happens when you drop a valve at 3200 ??
Things go bumpty bump clackety clack bangety bang...puff puff
THE LINKS BELOW ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED!!
Click at your own risk, you have been warned.
Head
All most turned the head into a Hemi
Piston
YEP, that's the valve head in the center
Busted the block, killed the head, ruined a nice sunny day.
I pulled this engine about a year ago and waited till yesterday to
pull the head. Kinda, in the back of my mind hopeing it had healed
by some miracle.
can ya say....OUCH!
Now it's time to build my P pumped FORD Cummins (yeah it does say FORD) on the ID tag.
Things go bumpty bump clackety clack bangety bang...puff puff
THE LINKS BELOW ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED!!
Click at your own risk, you have been warned.
Head
All most turned the head into a Hemi
Piston
YEP, that's the valve head in the center
Busted the block, killed the head, ruined a nice sunny day.
I pulled this engine about a year ago and waited till yesterday to
pull the head. Kinda, in the back of my mind hopeing it had healed
by some miracle.
can ya say....OUCH!
Now it's time to build my P pumped FORD Cummins (yeah it does say FORD) on the ID tag.
#4
Registered User
Dude! That aint right posting dirty pictures like that for us to see. That is some major carnage that happened there. I'd imagine that it sounded like a ford when it turned loose.
#5
If somebody else did it, I'd hope it was under warranty. Must have been a bad valve.
(Yes, I enjoy stating the obvious for the third time, thank you... )
#6
it was new. Just did a quick lap on the valves and checked for leaks.
Everything look fine, nice clean engine to start with, NO major wear..nada
nothing, just a freshen up job.
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#9
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I've seen one like that. Same kind of failure, stock motor (swapped into a Ford even, I kid you not) swallowed a valve. Maybe they just don't like being in Fords?
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I'm going to look at some parts tomorrow and one of them happens to be a '98 12v short block with 116k on the ticker. Dropped a valve like yours in #1. Where is the crack, if visible? What are the chances of cracking a the block when a valve drops? The guy says the cyl wall still looks fine and useable. If it looked ok, I was gonna hone it and put a new piston in it and run it. I'm assuming that if the cyl wall is still useable, then it may have dropped at a low RPM and shut off immediately. Any input is appreciated!
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