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Update on V-6 repairs
Posted by M Fenster & J. Meinert (more from M Fenster & J. Meinert) on Fri, 16 Jul 1999 22:24:34
The local dealer has gotten the engine apart now to appraise the cost of
> repair. Supposedly (dare I use the word allegedly?) a pin that holds
> the cam gear onto its shaft slipped loose, causing the other gear to
slide
> toward the end of the shaft, which then caused the belt to slip a
couple
> of teeth and then break. I think this is at best a guess. The
> valves are bent, so they're going to put in new valves, guides, a
> new cam for each side, and of course the new gears & belt. The
> service manager thinks there is no damage to the bottom of the engine
since,
> ' the valves just touched the carbon on the pistons, not even touching
> the metal.' Now I know that under lots of heat pressure carbon
> can be changed to a diamond and become very hard, but does it make
sense
> that the carbon build-up on a piston is hard enough to bend valves?
> I'm wondering about damage to the crank &; bearings. The car was
> doing about 60 mph in 5th when this occurred, so probably 2500 to 3000
> rpm. Are there other concerns I should address when they tell me
> this engine is 'all fixed up & ready to go?' Thanks.
> Mike in Anchorage
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