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Re: Motor Damage

To: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Motor Damage
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 20:25:11 -0500
The hole was right between the valves in the center of the Piston....
Bottom line... I think maybe we took just a tick to much out of the top of
the pistons trying to get Valve Clearance... so now in the Morning when I
call Ross to order a new set I am going to Make sure to have enough Meat to
allow the clearences up front... Also means I get to rebalance the motor...
I think... depends on how much they think we took off....  and if we did
have adequate meat in the surface of the Piston...

Either way it's going to be Cheap compared to how bad it could have been....

Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: Motor Damage


> I would be curious as to the location of this hole on the piston. Is
> it on the highest point on the piston? And how does it's location
> relate to the spark plug and the valves? Just curious is all!
> BillB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 7:34 PM
> Subject: Motor Damage
>
>
> > Well here is what we know so far.... if you run a 225hp Nitrous hit
> on 4
> > degrees of retard for less then 3 seconds... you Burn a Hole about
> 1/4 X 1/8
> > in the top of the #2 Piston....  Pretty little hole too I might
> add...
> > didn't get near the Block and didn't appear to hurt any other
> Parts... the
> > Heads are FINE.... YEEEEAAAAAA...  it was the best looking hole I
> have seen
> > in a LONG time....
> >
> > No Bent Valves... no cylinder damage... Nothing other then this
> little Girly
> > Hole.... Ain't Life Grand?.... K
> >
> >
>
>
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