[Shotimes] mystery Metal

[Al Fitz]

I really don't know how it happened. When we removed the heads we noticed a
strange circular impression in the top of the piston. When we looked at the
mating surface of the head, we found a small piece of a ring embedded in the
head surface. Very strange, but it happened. I'm at home now, but I think I
still have the piston and will get a picture of it on Monday.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
To: "Al Fitz" <alfitz@alfitz.com>; "_SHOTIMES" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 8:59 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] mystery Metal


> But how :)  That's what I want to think but can see how a piece of the
ring
> would get up there..
>
> In a few weeks Ill pull the lower end apart to really see . This is just
> really odd to me
>
>
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
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> Behalf Of Al Fitz
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 8:41 AM
> To: _SHOTIMES
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] mystery Metal
>
> I have a 3.0 that is trashed. We pulled the heads to see what happened and
> found a piece of a ring embedded in the top of the piston. So your first
> diagnosis is probably what happened.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kirk Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
> To: "V8 SHO" <v8sho@v8sho.com>; "Shotimes@Autox. Team. Net"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 7:29 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] mystery Metal
>
>
> > Guys I have a motor, that I was sure that lost a valve seat. Come to
find
> > out the valve train is in tact but a bit bent on the number 8 CYL. The
> > piston look to be in one piece, So I dont have a clue where it could
come
> > from, I was even thinking maybe a piece of the ring got up into the cyl,
> > then realized that was foolish.
> >
> > What ever it was bounced around in the CYL for some time and caused
havoc
> > with the head and piston, so both are junk and will be replaced
tomorrow.
> >
> > Anyone have an idea of what it could be? I pulled a piece out that was
> about
> > 7mm long and the original pieces were larger. There is no damage to the
> > valve seat side of the valve so it didnt come in that way.. Just
curious
> of
> > what your thought are.
> >
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