Jeff the valves can get stuck on the guides when the fuel is contaminated with suger or some other substance that hardens when its allowed to cool. you need to take a fuel sample and be very sure before you go threw all the work to replair the heads and put them back in the engine you should be able to just clean the valves and guides and put the heads back in service if Im right send them to me and I can fluff and buff them no problem Bob Donalds Boston Engine 1 508 358 6264
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Ensing" <Kjmmensing@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 4:00 AM Subject: Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
>I put a starter on my 86' 2.1 and... > > I heard some strange noises spinning it over and it wont start now > sounds like no compression, and then I notice the oil puddle forming under > it !!! > I pulled the pushrod shields and the Intake tubes are mangled : ( > so I pulled the covers and rocker assembleys and all the intakes are hung > open and frozen in the guides. > > This is a used van I am just getting on the road so I have no engine > history > but the heads appear to have been done recently and it was running as > smooth > as you would ever see a 2.1 run. > It had the normal valve noise after first starting considering it had > been > sitting for months but it quieted down after driving it and was doing > great > untill the bendix started sticking on the starter. > so even If I loaded it up "bumping" the old starter and it hydro locked > would it strip the timing gears? > Is this something any one is familiar with? > thanks in advance > jeff > > 86' Westy weekender > |
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