Originally Posted by markk
so the engine is now out, and the damage that is visible, is as follows,
headgasket blown between numbers 2 and 3, block cracked in number one, one exhaust valve bent in number 3
any ideas as to why the exhaust valve bent ??? and only one of them.
will be getting the head tested tomorrow. hopefully the valve didnt stay open due to a build up of water behind it
when one of mine did the same it bent a couple of valves, i reckoned as the engine heat increased the Hydraulic tappets " Hydraulic Locked " as the oil pressure dropped off causing the valves to stay open longer and hitting a piston , strange its only one tho