[tcb] Re: Not a burn't piston
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:45:25 -0500
Burnt valve with a piece breaking off. It could have been roduss
interruptus
On Sat, 2007-09-15 at 18:16 -0500, Chuck Blue wrote:
> Denis,
> That is karma for selling me Blue Bus.There is no way that engine
> should have lasted driving it a 3000 RPM from St. Louis to
> Springdale.If that had been mine most of it would be on the highway
> somewhere in Mo.I think it must be almost bullet proof.You haven't be
> able to kill it so it desevers to be fixed.
> ole blue
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Denis Dodson
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:34 PM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Not a burn't piston
>
>
> We split the case this morning and Derrick was impressed with
> how little wear showed. The case is fine. Even a case stud
> that I had stripped and I had cut a slot in the top so that I
> could push the stud into whatever thread was left and JB
> Welded in place held when I took off the nut. The mail bearing
> has the teeniest movement and the connecting rod bearings have
> no in and out movement.
>
> Monday we will order the 90.5 pistons and we will replace all
> the bearings and whatever and put on new stock heads that we
> will open up and Murray should be on the road Thursday or
> Friday, certainly by next weekend.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Denis Dodson
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 9:21 PM
> Subject: [tcb] Not a burn't piston
>
>
> We took off the heads and on #2 the top of the piston
> looked like the surface of the moon. The top most ring
> has become seized by the heat Around the valves the
> metal looked like it had melted and rehardened. Half
> of a valve guide was missing like it was broken
> off. Two of the swivel adjusters were broken.
>
> Amazingly, the cylinders look good. No scoring
> visible. tomorrow we will split the case and see what
> other horrors the God of mechanics can come up with.
>
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