What would cause this to the valve?

Started by CO_Rider , Jun 01 2012 06:35 AM

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  • CO_Rider

Posted 01 June 2012 - 06:35 AM

#1

Was checking the valves on a '11 with 50 hours on it and found 1 of the exhaust valve stems chewed up. Shim has some marks on it also. Bucket seems fine. Any ideas on what happened?

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Edited by CO_Rider, 01 June 2012 - 06:38 AM.

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  • SWIGIN

Posted 01 June 2012 - 01:06 PM

#2

Valve float?

If the valve floated the shim could loosen from the bucket and land on the stem cocked.
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