<VV> Broken valve seats

[J R Read_HML]

It happens when the valve is held open because the seat is out of place.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clark Hartzel" <chartzel at comcast.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:06 AM
Subject: <VV> Broken valve seats


> How do pieces of a broken valve seat get into other cylinders?  On the
> intake stroke the piston is sucking air into the cylinder and on the 
> exhaust
> stroke it goes out the exhaust tube.  Sounds impossible that a piece of
> steel could be blown into another cylinder when the intake valve is 
> closed.
> Unless it happens at the overlap period when both valves might be open a
> small amount.
> Clark Hartzel
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