So I let my 18 year old learn how to drive stick.
05-04-2015, 02:26 PM
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Glad you could handle your son's learning curve , it seem a dropped valve is something that can be handled without much upset in your household. Bringing good values to a kid sometimes is a personal test, but who would complain about a chance to teach a kid, as long as the wallet holds out.
IN high school, long ago , back in the days of new 427 fastback stingrays , I had a friend that worked after school at the local chevy dealership, they sold and repaired lot of vettes.
My friend was a good kid, and ,in his second year of work at the lot, they flipped him the keys to a customers 427 stingray to go get a part, a treat you earned over time, it meant you were judged worthy , a sign of earned respect. He took the car out and wrapped it around a telephone pole.
AS an ex teenager, I advocate low powered cars for learners.
IN high school, long ago , back in the days of new 427 fastback stingrays , I had a friend that worked after school at the local chevy dealership, they sold and repaired lot of vettes.
My friend was a good kid, and ,in his second year of work at the lot, they flipped him the keys to a customers 427 stingray to go get a part, a treat you earned over time, it meant you were judged worthy , a sign of earned respect. He took the car out and wrapped it around a telephone pole.
AS an ex teenager, I advocate low powered cars for learners.
05-04-2015, 02:34 PM
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I'm just curious why everyone thinks an over-rev that resulted in a single valve hitting the piston managed to pull the seat out of the head. How'd that happen?
05-04-2015, 02:52 PM
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Bet the valve got just bent enough so one edge could get under the seat when the valve tried to close (look at the pic). Over-revving on a down shift would be what most likely caused the issue.
05-04-2015, 09:17 PM
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05-05-2015, 12:56 AM
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Something else forgot to mention is that the bearing on the roker arm fell out and the bearing "*****/beads" were all near that valve with a couple of broken ones.
05-05-2015, 01:00 AM
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Good for you to trust your son. Nothing about these machines is irreparable, and I'm sure he respects you a lot for giving him the opportunity. In the event he did something he knows he shouldnt have, my guess is that he wont ever do it again. My parents were the opposite and never gave me the chance. As a consequence I learned how to drive in moms car while the parents were out in Dads car :p Lucky me nothing ever happened. But that was a good lesson to me for when I have kids!
05-05-2015, 05:17 PM
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Dropped a seat, that's all. Probably would have done that no matter who was driving at the time. Can't blame the kid for that IMHO. Camshaft is probably ok, but you want a new one any ways.
Guys keep saying dropped valve. Looks like it's still attached to the stem to me. Ain't the first aluminum head to lose a seat.
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Exactly.
05-05-2015, 11:02 PM
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Have you considered using ARP Head Studs vs the OEM Torque to yield head bolts?
WELL WORTH THE EXPENSE!
AND!
DO NOT forget to make absolutely SURE that there isn't ANY coolant,, liquid or DIRT in the block head bolt holes. Use a long Q Tip and check!!
If you don't, the head bolts will RUPTURE the block when you torque then in!!! The block bolt holes are BLIND HOLES!
Bill
WELL WORTH THE EXPENSE!
AND!
DO NOT forget to make absolutely SURE that there isn't ANY coolant,, liquid or DIRT in the block head bolt holes. Use a long Q Tip and check!!
If you don't, the head bolts will RUPTURE the block when you torque then in!!! The block bolt holes are BLIND HOLES!
Bill
05-15-2015, 03:10 PM
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My children both learned to drive performance cars early in their driving careers, both sticks and automatics. A turbocharged and inter-cooled Eclipse (a very stout machine), modded Z/28's, Trans-Am's, a Challenger R/T, a Charger R/T, modded Jeeps, and my Corvettes. No wrecks or tickets. Not even a scrape. I guess I was lucky...or my kids were pretty responsible.
05-18-2015, 09:19 PM
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My children both learned to drive performance cars early in their driving careers, both sticks and automatics. A turbocharged and inter-cooled Eclipse (a very stout machine), modded Z/28's, Trans-Am's, a Challenger R/T, a Charger R/T, modded Jeeps, and my Corvettes. No wrecks or tickets. Not even a scrape. I guess I was lucky...or my kids were pretty responsible.
05-18-2015, 09:26 PM
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Have you considered using ARP Head Studs vs the OEM Torque to yield head bolts?
WELL WORTH THE EXPENSE!
AND!
DO NOT forget to make absolutely SURE that there isn't ANY coolant,, liquid or DIRT in the block head bolt holes. Use a long Q Tip and check!!
If you don't, the head bolts will RUPTURE the block when you torque then in!!! The block bolt holes are BLIND HOLES!
Bill
WELL WORTH THE EXPENSE!
AND!
DO NOT forget to make absolutely SURE that there isn't ANY coolant,, liquid or DIRT in the block head bolt holes. Use a long Q Tip and check!!
If you don't, the head bolts will RUPTURE the block when you torque then in!!! The block bolt holes are BLIND HOLES!
Bill