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mjt4130

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http://youtu.be/rZjXEGJZxsA

What do we think?
Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 20:44
JWP EFi

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Post #2
Yes, thats a tapper! 99% a bent valve or more.
Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 20:52
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That sounds a lot worst than mine , I'd say you've got big problems there

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Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 20:52
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Off with its head I reckon
Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 21:05
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its worth noting that bent valves can appear to look straight by looking at them. My method is to remove the valve spring and use a valve grinding stick to rotate the valve in its seat, if it is bent you will see it straight away. You say you haven't noticed a lack in power so the bent ones may not be very obvious, look for witness marks on the piston crowns and use the above method to identify which ones have to be replaced.
Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 21:18
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Jesus big problems there , more then couple of valves, pistons will be well scored on top
Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 21:28
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the pistons will be marked but i doubt if they will be damaged to the extent that they are no longer useable. The valve stems on these engines are very thin, takes next to nothing to bend them
Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 21:36
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Hard to tell on a video but that sounds quite 'knocky' for a 'tapper' and could well be the bottom end. How long has it sounded like that?

Easy way to tell if It's head or bottom end is see if It's louder listening underneath by the sump.

Either way I'd say that needs looking at asap as it doesn't sound very healthy at all and will only do more damage.

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Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 21:48
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Op states the timing has jumped so it WILL have bent valves
Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 22:11
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I just spin all the valves in a lathe or a drill. you will easily see if they are bent.

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Posted 12th Feb 2014 at 22:40
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That sounds bottom end to me. Yes

The reason I say that is because firstly, tappers are quite high pitched "taps" and yours is more dull sounding, secondly because the noise is too fast. Remember, the cams turn at half the speed of the crank, so at idle the "taps" from bent valves are much less frequent than in your video.
I'm convinced that noise is running at crank speed.

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Posted 13th Feb 2014 at 07:10
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Have been pricing up rebuilt, replacement engines todayShock
Posted 13th Feb 2014 at 20:49
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Just change the engine.
Sounds to me like a tapper when on the right side of the engine as you look at it. But bottom end from the left side.

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Posted 13th Feb 2014 at 20:53
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If I decide to go down the replacement engine route, think I will see the old unit off with a couple of trackdays!
Posted 13th Feb 2014 at 21:12
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mjt4130 wrote:
If I decide to go down the replacement engine route, think I will see the old unit off with a couple of trackdays! half a lap on a trackday before it seizes judging by that noise.


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Posted 13th Feb 2014 at 21:21
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LOL

You may find it'll last years. Although I do doubt it. ..

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Posted 13th Feb 2014 at 21:26
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aaron6 wrote:
You may find it'll last years.


Blink

Have you listened to the video? Laugh

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Posted 14th Feb 2014 at 21:43
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I have... thats why I followed it up with "although I doubt it". LOL
Sounds worse than my old blaze did.

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Posted 15th Feb 2014 at 07:08
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Your old blaze was a tapper - that's a bottom end thumper not going to last very long at all.

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Posted 15th Feb 2014 at 07:45
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Maybe, its difficult to tell. The airbox side side sounds tappy. The cambelt side sounds knocky. Unfortunately the vid dont really record the noise to well.

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Posted 15th Feb 2014 at 08:19
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I've heard probably 100 'tappers' in my time, maybe more and they all sound like your old blaze. Yes

The noise is too fast for camshaft speed at idle and too dull.

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Posted 15th Feb 2014 at 08:43
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Id go with bottom end too, whatever it is it's fooked Yes

Unless you are planning on upgrading then your best bet is just to chuck a new healthy engine in there Yes

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Posted 15th Feb 2014 at 12:57

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