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Subject:Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
From:Jeff Ensing
Date:Thu, 7 Apr 2005 04:00:36 EDT

I put a starter on my 86'   2.1  and...

I heard some strange noises spinning it over and it wont start now
sounds like no compression, and then I notice the oil puddle forming under
it !!!
I pulled the pushrod shields and the Intake tubes are mangled  :  (
so I pulled the covers and rocker assembleys and all the intakes are hung
open and frozen in the guides.

This is a used van I am just getting on the road so I have no engine  history
but the heads appear to have been done recently and it was running as  smooth
as you would ever see a 2.1 run.
It had the normal valve noise after first starting considering it had  been
sitting for months but it quieted down after driving it and was doing great
untill  the bendix started sticking on the starter.
so even If I loaded it up "bumping"  the old starter and it hydro  locked
would it strip the timing gears?
Is this something any one is familiar with?
thanks in advance
jeff

86' Westy weekender

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