 Leaking valves, Ahrghhh! |
 May 26, 2015 - 9:18 PM
|
 
|
 Enthusiast  Joined Jun 21, '14 From Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
My efing valves are leaking! I lapped them down to the right height as suggested by delta cams. Now after installing the valve springs I poured some paint thinner in the ports to do a leak test and the thinner is coming out through the valves and into the combustion chamber. Any thoughts?? What did I do wrong?
-------------------- |
 |
Replies
|
May 27, 2015 - 6:46 PM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Jun 21, '14 From Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Smaay @ May 27, 2015 - 10:30 AM)  what did you set the valve clearance too? the valve clearance is 0.006" on the intake and 0.008" on the exhaust. QUOTE (Bitter @ May 27, 2015 - 11:58 AM) I'm assuming you have a nice even gray band all the way around and cleaned up all the compound before checking? Any compound left over will cause more leaking than normal. How much leaking are we talking about? Yes there was a grey band around the valves. I wiped up the compound with a clean rag when I was done lapping each valve. It is leaking slightly not pouring out but leaking. -------------------- |
Posts in this topic
doory100 Leaking valves May 26, 2015 - 9:18 PM
Bitter Well valves don't seal 100% when they're f... May 26, 2015 - 9:47 PM doory100 that's what I thought. are you sure? May 27, 2015 - 5:23 AM Smaay what did you set the valve clearance too? May 27, 2015 - 9:30 AM Bitter I'm assuming you have a nice even gray band al... May 27, 2015 - 10:58 AM Bitter Might need more than a wipe with a rag, try a spra... May 27, 2015 - 8:11 PM doory100 Ok but should they be water tight or do they need ... May 27, 2015 - 9:38 PM Bitter I think they need to run a bit first, you've g... May 27, 2015 - 11:01 PM Box Like already mentioned make sure all of the compou... May 28, 2015 - 1:07 AM enderswift the pressure of compression and combustion helps s... May 28, 2015 - 7:12 AM RocketScott They should seal, there isn't a break in with ... May 28, 2015 - 9:05 PM doory100 I lapped in new valves with a drill. The drill had... May 28, 2015 - 10:06 PM TerryE You might want to take your head in and have it do... Jun 2, 2015 - 1:32 AM TerryE P.S. Don't watch Youtube so much. Jun 2, 2015 - 1:42 AM doory100 the only reason for the drill was that I had to se... Jun 5, 2015 - 10:45 PM doory100 Here are some pictures of the valve stem seats.
... Jun 5, 2015 - 10:52 PM Smaay what valves are those? they are NOT OEM Jun 7, 2015 - 10:00 PM
doory100 no there not oem. Why are you jealous?
Got them t... Jun 8, 2015 - 11:31 PM |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: January 17th, 2026 - 2:18 PM |