Subject: RE: Ambo/Eldo head compatibility
Author: Gary Cheek
Date: Mar 21, 2004, 10:22 AM
Post ID: 1716357468
Ian , The guide siezed first . Push rods don't just "bend" where yours
was bent.We saw a lot of that stuff at Utica Cylinder head . Look back
at the posts leading up to yours.
I hope you can find a competent head shop down in Geawgeia .
Ian Adkins wrote:
Hey All, Was wondering if I could bolt on my Eldo heads from my Police project while I repair the head from the Ambo? Intake valve was indeed bent. Needed to hammer the thing out. From the looks of it the valve could have fused to the guide (since there was some brass tightly fixed to the valve stem) and that is what kept it open...allowing the piston to hit the valve and bend it. Not sure if this is the case because the valve was closed when I pulled the head. I'm still not sure which was first to go. The push rod bending causing the valve to bend (see previous email explaining my theory) or vice versa. A bit of a mystery. Possible there was a lack of flow of oil to the top end too but there was lots of oil up top when I initially pulled the rocker covers. Not sure whether to look for something else. At any rate I am happy in some ways because I think the damage could have been considerably worse. Ciao...Ian |
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