Posted By: fig426
Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 02:43 PM
Took it apart this morning and figured I'd share another pic. It's pretty cool. Stinks (better words not allowed here) but cool.
Piston pic from my broken intake valve.
Posted By: DJVCuda
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 02:47 PM
good to see you have a better then most outlook on things - hope it goes together smooth & stays together a long time!
Posted By: fig426
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 02:50 PM
Ehhhh they are just parts.. Granted very expensive parts, but still just parts. Things could be tons worse.
Posted By: CompWedgeEngines
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 02:57 PM
Just think of it this way...you developed your own version of a " canted valve" small block mopar... 
Posted By: Crizila
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 03:30 PM
Quote:Goes on the broken parts shelf - we all got one.
Took it apart this morning and figured I'd share another pic. It's pretty cool. Stinks (better words not allowed here) but cool.
Posted By: Triple Threat
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 04:23 PM
Quote:
Just think of it this way...you developed your own version of a " canted valve" small block mopar...
It's a hemi
Posted By: dogdays
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 05:26 PM
Wow! Never seen one that clean.
R.
R.
Posted By: bobs66440
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 05:28 PM
Quite the conversation piece for your desk!
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 05:38 PM
Well when you drive a wedge into it thats what is
gonna happen... just like splitting a log.... thats
a saver for a wall hanger
gonna happen... just like splitting a log.... thats
a saver for a wall hanger
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 05:53 PM
Quote:
Took it apart this morning and figured I'd share another pic. It's pretty cool. Stinks (better words not allowed here) but cool.
That is a one of a kind broken part 
To bad it happened, have you figure out why the valve broke?
Posted By: mickm
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 06:15 PM
WOW!! 
that is really cool! i would find a way to frame that and hang in on the wall, or mantlepiece or something! that is great!
sorry for your loss, i can imagine what a bummer it is, but you got a hell of a souvenir out of it
that is really cool! i would find a way to frame that and hang in on the wall, or mantlepiece or something! that is great!
sorry for your loss, i can imagine what a bummer it is, but you got a hell of a souvenir out of it
Posted By: HEMIFRED
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 06:20 PM
Quote:Quote:Goes on the broken parts shelf - we all got one.
Took it apart this morning and figured I'd share another pic. It's pretty cool. Stinks (better words not allowed here) but cool.
Posted By: pittsburghracer
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/27/12 07:55 PM
Not to be a Debbie Downer but you may want to at least get that cylinder maged. 
Posted By: hemi-itis
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/28/12 02:32 AM
Been there,done that 
Posted By: fig426
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/28/12 10:25 PM
Quote:Quote:
Took it apart this morning and figured I'd share another pic. It's pretty cool. Stinks (better words not allowed here) but cool.
My only guess is valve float, or the valve stem hungup for a milisecond. The valve stem is burnished a bit, but I don't know if that is from after it broke, or, before it broke. There is also a mark in the piston/valve relief that the valve hit, but I don't know if the valve hit the piston before it broke, or if the valve made that mark in the piston after it broke. So at this point it's just a guess with what happened.
Posted By: Dan Halen
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/28/12 10:30 PM
It's a good thing the piston ate the valve, intstead of the cylinder!
Posted By: fig426
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/28/12 10:45 PM
Quote:
It's a good thing the piston ate the valve, intstead of the cylinder!
Yeahhhhh,,, about that...... #6 and #4 need an overbore. .020 should clean it up. But yes it's still better than windowing a cylinder. All 8 piston tops got pieces of the newly fabricated parts also, which doesn't really matter since it's going to need a bore anyway.
Posted By: Crizila
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/28/12 10:56 PM
Quote:Driving one like that right now - .030" over on 7 holes and .040" on the 8th.Quote:
It's a good thing the piston ate the valve, intstead of the cylinder!
Yeahhhhh,,, about that...... #6 and #4 need an overbore. .020 should clean it up. But yes it's still better than windowing a cylinder. All 8 piston tops got pieces of the newly fabricated parts also, which doesn't really matter since it's going to need a bore anyway.
Posted By: clyde
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/29/12 02:57 AM
Looks to me like tire air pressure was too low....... 
Posted By: Bigbeep
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/29/12 06:34 AM
Offerings to the God of speed! 
Beep
Beep
Posted By: Al_Alguire
Re: Piston pic from my broken intake valve. - 06/29/12 07:24 AM
I feel your pain..Or at least have at one point
