Hi Joe, Looks like the valves did make contact, which does not necessarily ruin them. Ask me how I know. Be sure to do the test of pouring alcohol or fuel into the valves and blowing compressed air into the intake and exhaust ports to test how well they seal. No bubbles allowed.
Ken -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Elliott Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 6:24 PM To: Alfa Romeo Digest Subject: [alfa] Re: GTV-6 engine problem Good news! I finally got around to removing the affected cylinder head this afternoon, and confirmed the suspected miracle that the valves aren't bent! I'm still curious why I broke rockers instead of bending valves, but the question is strictly academic now. The other thing I'm wondering is whether the valve guides may be damaged, i.e. am I going to replace the broken rockers and put everything back together to discover that I have an engine that will now burn a bunch of oil? Photos: http://joeshouse.2y.net:8080/~jelliott/images/IMG_2489.JPG http://joeshouse.2y.net:8080/~jelliott/images/IMG_2482.JPG -Joe -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
