<VV> Dropped Valve Seats

[George Jones]

And lets not forget about the '68 110 that, in May of 1988, after a
"warm-over" rebuild and daily operation for about 3 months, dropped a valve
seat when driven for about 150 miles; stopped for lunch (a half an hour)
and then started the car again to a loud repeated hammering sound. Everyone
said "110's don't drop valve seats". I believe I would toss that into the
heat cycle category.

George Jones
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On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Smitty <vairologist at cox.net> wrote:

> Smitty says;  For what it is worth I'd like to make a comment on valve
> seats.  There may have been some that dropped valve seats after getting an
> engine hot on the uphill and then cooling going down the other side.  I
> know
> of no incidents like that, first hand.  The ones I know of happened like
> this.  1- Owner of a 140 on a warm day convertible cruise in town stopped
> for an ice cream.  Came out and started the engine, and a seat fell out.
>  2-
> Car in restoration for 2 years, initially started and allowed to idle for
> 20
> minutes to quiet lifters.  68 95 hp.  Shortly after lifters pumped up, seat
> fell out.  3-Restoration project engine being used to move car in and out
> of
> garage. 64 95 hp.  During one of maybe 10 such moves, seat fell out.
>  4-Hard
> working, camper hauling, Late 95 hp in flat country left idling to warm up
> engine on a cold morning.  After 5 minutes, seat fell out.  5-Late 110hp,
> (also a camper hauller in flat country), left idling to charge camper
> battery.  15 minutes later a seat fell out.  6-The jury is still out on
> this
> one because the seat went back in the hole and the owner refuses to believe
> there is anything wrong.  I40 hp. Car was in a parade.  Seat fell out as
> parade was over.
>
> Three of those were mine.  I realize that I am only one person and am
> limited to my knowledge of events in my 43 years of playing with Corvairs,
> but those experiences indicate to me that most valve seats fall out at low
> rpm and in non stressful conditions.  Not going down the back side of the
> mountain.
>
> If I have to drive a car which has to be handled with kid gloves under
> certain conditions, I don't think I will be driving it long.
>
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