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RE: Valve clatter-help! WARNING - DISASTER LOOMS

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Subject: RE: Valve clatter-help! WARNING - DISASTER LOOMS
From: Gordon Bird <gb@the-bdc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:46:09 -0400
<snip>
> is it possible
> you over-reved the engine?  

Perhaps you'd better define 'over-reved'.  To Barney that might mean burying
the needle ;^)



> Barney Gaylord wrote:
> > 
> > At 01:33 PM 8/28/2000 -0700, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> > 
> > >.... I replaced the early solid lifters with the later 
> type bucket lifters
> > and new Crane push rods .... and I get a light, resonant 
> valve clatter at
> > 3500-3600 rpm, .... any ideas?
> > 
> > Yes.  Absolutely got an idea.  Look here first:
> >     http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg/grapes/bent_pr.jpg
> > 
> > This WAS a brand new set of Crane Cams pushrods.  After 
> about 3000 miles of
> > running time disaster struck, big time.  Witness one 
> bent/broken intake
> > valve and one holed piston.  Also notice the end piece 
> inserts that came
> > loose from the Crane 3-piece tubular pushrods.  Six of the 
> eight pushrods
> > had the end pieces either fall out or were so loose that 
> they could be
> > lifted out with finger force only.
> > 
> > Now thanks for reminding me, as I haven't settled this with 
> Crane Cams yet.
> > 
> > Barney Gaylord
> > 1958 MGA with an attitude
> >     http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
> 
> -- 
> Stuart MacMillan
> Seattle
> 
> '84 Vanagon Westfalia
> '65 MGB (Driven since 1969)
> '74 MGB GT (Restoring)
> 
> Assisting on Restoration:
> '72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
> '64 MGB (Son's)
> 
> Parts cars:
> '68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
> 

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