On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:52:21 -0500, "Woodchuck" wrote:

Cat mech said he is stumped as to the cause as the Cats timing is Gear
drive & the Cam Gear is Pinned & Press fit to the Cam & he's never seen
one move.


time to start checking things he's never seen? I'm far from the Cat mechanic
but if the timing is correct then the valves shouldn't hit!


I once had valves hitting in a motorcycle engine because the timing, which I
thought was correct, was instead 180 degrees off. I had used TDC on the exhaust
stroke rather than the compression stroke. It was a stupid mistake, but it was
easily done. Luckily I got the engine stopped before any major damage was done.


John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes