is this normal?

Sebrof · Nov 5, 2022

Hiya, been hearing a weird clanking coming from the old coal burner up front so a taken the top of the engine off and the valve pokers look like this? is this something to worry about or is it normal?

kurtjohnson10 · Nov 5, 2022

Start worrying by the look of them

kermit_rr · Nov 5, 2022

The dinosaurs have been trying to escape

Turboman · Nov 5, 2022

Sebrof said:
Hiya, been hearing a weird clanking coming from the old coal burner up front so a taken the top of the engine off and the valve pokers look like this? is this something to worry about or is it normal?

What do the piston crowns look like?

Zed. · Nov 5, 2022

Sebrof said:
is this something to worry about or is it normal?

normal after a quick / 'ghetto' broken-cambelt repair (usually bends the pushrods as your photo)

normal people remove the pushrods & hammer straight before reusing...

posh people buy new

Rich.

kurtjohnson10 · Nov 5, 2022

Turboman said:
What do the piston crowns look like?

damaged I would have thought

, those pokers are more bent than mackers

kurtjohnson10 · Nov 5, 2022

Zed. said:
normal after a quick / 'ghetto' broken-cambelt repair (usually bends the pushrods as your photo)

normal people remove the pushrods & hammer straight before reusing...

posh people buy new

Rich.

you have such a way with words -

Sebrof · Nov 5, 2022

the bolt holding cam sprocket decided to undo itself resulting in the valves kissing the pistons, thankfully only damage was the rods and camshaft woodruff key sheared. Note to self... USE LOCKTITE!

Sebrof · Nov 5, 2022

Bit of scoring on the shell but nothing a bit of emery cloth couldn't handle

Zed. · Nov 5, 2022

Sebrof said:
nothing a bit of emery cloth couldn't handle

better using a scraper / blade as emery scratches and 'sheds' abrasive particles that can go through the oil system to the oilfilter

Rich,

Zed. · Nov 5, 2022

reminds me, must replace the cambelt on the Ninety as I've just fitted a 'used' 200 engine

Rich.

Sebrof · Nov 5, 2022

Zed. said:
reminds me, must replace the cambelt on the Ninety as I've just fitted a 'used' 200 engine

Rich.

Wait, you replace yours before they snap??!

Zed. · Nov 6, 2022

Sebrof said:
Wait, you replace yours before they snap??!

one tries

Rich.

lynall · Nov 6, 2022

Zed. said:
reminds me, must replace the cambelt on the Ninety as I've just fitted a 'used' 200 engine

Rich.

Cross your fingers them 3 silly waterway bolts come undone!

is this normal?

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