<VV> Don't let this happen to you

[Charles Lee]

It would seem that this engine was not found in a cow pasture, but fairly 
well, even expertly, maintained, so how did this bird's nest get built up so 
badly ?

~Cz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Don't let this happen to you


> Well, you were not there to see the Cr** (mostly burned up) that came out
> from between the baffle and the cylinder.  So, I'm sticking with that as 
> the
> primary cause (at least for now).
>
> I'll see if I can get an honest answer about the octane.  But, wouldn't 
> that
> affect all cylinders similarly?
>
> Later, JR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:06 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Don't let this happen to you
>
>> Matt,
>>
>> I've seen holes through the top before from detonation.  This is the 
>> first
>> one I've seen through the side.
>>
>> Are you telling me that (hole in the side) this is a common result of
>> detonation?
>>
>> We blamed it on overheat on the bottom side of the cylinder.
>>
>> Later, JR
>>
>> =======================================================
>>
>> The hole is from bad timing vs octane of fuel.
>>
>>  This is commonly known as "Burning a piston"
>>
>>
>> Matt Nall
>> Charleston, Oregon
>> http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/
>>
>
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