"JAXAshby" wrote in message ...
: I've never seen a valve stick closed.
:

Had one the other day on a Lycoming 540 (aircraft engine, flat 6) - was
easy to find. The pushrod tube had a hole worn through where the bent
pushrod had rubbed and oil was everywhere. The tube also had a
wicked curve to it.

Yeah, yeah... off topic. But hey, I didn't have a boat story that fit!

Dave

JAXAshby wrote:

I've never seen a valve stick closed.

stuck open
"Dazed and Confuzed" skrev i en meddelelse
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Michael Schirmer Nielsen wrote:

I have a valve that is stock , can i losen it easely
its a mercruiser 120hp from 1978

thanks

stuck open or stuck closed?


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I have. easier in fact to get moving than one stuck open.


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dude, have you **ANY** idea what a camshaft does for a living?

Obvisously not.

go back and play with your ticker toys.

JAXAshby wrote:

I've never seen a valve stick closed.

stuck open
"Dazed and Confuzed" skrev i en meddelelse
...
Michael Schirmer Nielsen wrote:

I have a valve that is stock , can i losen it easely
its a mercruiser 120hp from 1978

thanks

stuck open or stuck closed?


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I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......











I have. easier in fact to get moving than one stuck open.


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I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......

JAXAshby wrote:

dude, have you **ANY** idea what a camshaft does for a living?

Obvisously not.

go back and play with your ticker toys.

JAXAshby wrote:

I've never seen a valve stick closed.

stuck open
"Dazed and Confuzed" skrev i en meddelelse
...
Michael Schirmer Nielsen wrote:

I have a valve that is stock , can i losen it easely
its a mercruiser 120hp from 1978

thanks

stuck open or stuck closed?


--
I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......











I have. easier in fact to get moving than one stuck open.


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I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......









and if the motor stops with that valve in the open position and there is any
moisture from condensation or gasket leaks, do you think that the valve closes
and then rusts? If you then turn the motor over, the valve spring may not be
able to break the rust and close the valve. It happens.




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I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......

[shaking head]

Dazed and Confuzed writes

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Dazed and Confuzed,
A little pointer for you, valves used in marine engines are made of
stainless steel with silicon impregnated bronze valve guides and
DO NOT RUST. There go's the moisture theory out the window.





On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 07:32:12 -0500, Dazed and Confuzed
wrote:

JAXAshby wrote:

dude, have you **ANY** idea what a camshaft does for a living?

Obvisously not.

go back and play with your ticker toys.

JAXAshby wrote:

I've never seen a valve stick closed.

stuck open
"Dazed and Confuzed" skrev i en meddelelse
...
Michael Schirmer Nielsen wrote:

I have a valve that is stock , can i losen it easely
its a mercruiser 120hp from 1978

thanks

stuck open or stuck closed?


--
I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......











I have. easier in fact to get moving than one stuck open.


--
I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......









and if the motor stops with that valve in the open position and there is any
moisture from condensation or gasket leaks, do you think that the valve closes
and then rusts? If you then turn the motor over, the valve spring may not be
able to break the rust and close the valve. It happens.



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Brian K wrote:

Dazed and Confuzed,
A little pointer for you, valves used in marine engines are made of
stainless steel with silicon impregnated bronze valve guides and
DO NOT RUST. There go's the moisture theory out the window.

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 07:32:12 -0500, Dazed and Confuzed
wrote:

JAXAshby wrote:

dude, have you **ANY** idea what a camshaft does for a living?

Obvisously not.

go back and play with your ticker toys.

JAXAshby wrote:

I've never seen a valve stick closed.

stuck open
"Dazed and Confuzed" skrev i en meddelelse
...
Michael Schirmer Nielsen wrote:

I have a valve that is stock , can i losen it easely
its a mercruiser 120hp from 1978

thanks

stuck open or stuck closed?


--
I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......











I have. easier in fact to get moving than one stuck open.


--
I'd rather put more life in my days than put more days in my life......









and if the motor stops with that valve in the open position and there is any
moisture from condensation or gasket leaks, do you think that the valve closes
and then rusts? If you then turn the motor over, the valve spring may not be
able to break the rust and close the valve. It happens.

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ok, but I have seen them stick in both the open and closed position.


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Hi

"JAXAshby" skrev i en meddelelse
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dude, have you **ANY** idea what a camshaft does for a living?

--------- What you mean is, that if the valve can't be pushed open, the valve
rod will bend ? Or whatever pushes the valve will get stuck or break.

P.C.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cyber-Boat/

engines do not stop suddenly caused by a valve sticking "closed". the valve
sticks open. That's the way things are.

A junkyard engine that is corroded will have valves stuck open and closed and
partially open and partially closed. It will also have pistons corroded tight
and bearings corroded tight.

The original post said he had ****a**** valve stuck. Than means the valve was
stuck open.

Hi

"JAXAshby" skrev i en meddelelse
...
dude, have you **ANY** idea what a camshaft does for a living?

--------- What you mean is, that if the valve can't be pushed open, the
valve
rod will bend ? Or whatever pushes the valve will get stuck or break.

P.C.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cyber-Boat/

dude, that is not the valve stuck closed but rather the lifter stuck.
Different problem.

besides, the original poster did not say he had a bunch of valves stuck (how
would he know if a valve were stuck closed? he couldn't for the engine
wouldn't turn over, and if perhance it could be foreced over it would break the
valve train, making for lots of other and obvious problems.)

dude, have you **ANY** idea what a camshaft does for a living?

Obvisously not.

go back and play with your ticker toys.

Why do you insist on insulting people, Assby?. I've seen valves stuck closed
with bad hydraulic lifters. Absolutely. Esp in engines that have sat for
long
periods.
Greg Sefton