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A lesson in valve mechanics
10/03/11 at 10:16:12
I would like for all you experienced wrenchers out there to help the rest of us understand valves. Specifically, what happens when a valve "burns"? What symptoms would the engine exhibit if it has a burnt valve? What would a burnt valve look like internally? What causes valves to burn?
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http://youtu.be/tsQpTVkOUD0
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Thanks, Versy! So, a rough idle, a sucking exhaust, and a loss of compression are symptoms of the burnt valve. In the second video, I'm guessing it was cylinders #3 and #4 that had burnt valves. The stuff oozing in those cylinders was evidently water or other liquid demonstrating that the valves were not sealing.
As to what causes valves to burn, I know that an exhaust leak can cause it. Why is that the case, and are there any other causes?
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10/03/11 at 15:10:28
More or less, a burnt valve referrs to the valve loosing the sealing surface due to overheating.
This can be caused by lean mixture, incorrect valve adjustment, I'm sure there's more reasons just don't know anymore.
we all know that lean mixtures will drive the exhaust temps up. some one posted an aircraft egt graph awhile back.
also, the valve depends on contact with the head for cooling. being adjusted too tight will decrease contact time.
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10/03/11 at 15:23:36
Versy has it covered.
Lean mixture can also cause the valves to "square".
Due to the higher temps, it overheats and stresses the valve, causing small cracks/weakness around the thinnest portion of the valve (typically right around the perimeter of the seat/edges of the valve. ) Often times these will eventually break off, thus causing a loss in compression.
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Please explain what you mean by "rough idle". My bike has a very uneven idle when cold. It seems like it misses occasionally until it warms up, or I pull the choke out 1 click. Once it's warm it's even and strong.
Is this indicative of valve damage? I'm kinda worried now, would the rag trick in the you tube clip work with the stock exhaust? If so I'll give it a shot tonight.
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10/03/11 at 15:53:22
I wouldn't necessarily think there was anything wrong on a cold machine needing the choke pulled out 1 or 2 clicks to idle correctly till warm.
Sounds like a good ol carbed cold motor to me
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Please explain what you mean by "rough idle". My bike has a very uneven idle when cold. It seems like it misses occasionally until it warms up, or I pull the choke out 1 click. Once it's warm it's even and strong.
Is this indicative of valve damage? I'm kinda worried now, would the rag trick in the you tube clip work with the stock exhaust? If so I'll give it a shot tonight.
Worried? do a compression test and you'll know.
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Thats another beauty of a single cylinder, not hard to tell which cylinder has the problem.....if there is one
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More or less, a burnt valve referrs to the valve loosing the sealing surface due to overheating.
This can be caused by lean mixture, incorrect valve adjustment, I'm sure there's more reasons just don't know anymore.
we all know that lean mixtures will drive the exhaust temps up. some one posted an aircraft egt graph awhile back.
also, the valve depends on contact with the head for cooling. being adjusted too tight will decrease contact time.
Just a small correction,..
Lean mixtures lower combustion temps. That graph showed the max temps happened at stoichiometric mixtures -- the so-called perfect mixture,.. 14.7:1
Valves might burn possibly from detonation, which will increase temps unevenly,... but if you gradually get leaner than 14.7:1, the temps will decrease.
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10/03/11 at 18:28:06
Gyr, did lycoming publish what the a/f's where, cause it's not on the chart?
Gyrobob wrote
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Oldfeller--FSO wrote
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Mixture too lean
Combined with a high power setting this will result in high cylinder temperatures, possible detonation, very hot or burnt exhaust valves and maybe damage to the pistons resulting in a power failure and a possible off airport landing
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Just read it for what it says -- mixture too lean at wide open throttle will result in higher cylinder temperatures. Detonation is easy to explain when the valves get anywhere near hot enough to burn (cherry red) and aluminum pistons can get soft and blow out in those conditions as well…….
We’re splitting hairs here, methinks, but,.. to be technically accurate, a lean mixture doesn't raise CHT, it lowers CHT. Since you bring up aircooled aircraft examples, check out Lycoming’s chart:
The danger from lean temps is what happens from crappy flame front travel. When the flame front is not smooth and consistent, detonation (an explosion rather than a smooth burn) can cause mechanical damage.
One other comment, if the valves get hot enough to ignite the mixture prematurely, the result is preignition, not detonation. Other causes of preignition: timing advanced too far, and glowing hot carbon residue. The difference between the results of detonation vs preignition is moot,.. they both result in pinging (an explosion rather than a smooth burn) and probable damage if the pinging happens a lot.
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10/03/11 at 18:33:04
Vers asks, "
Gyr, did lycoming publish what the a/f's where, cause it's not on the ch
art?"
I'm sure there's a chart somewhere like this that has actual A/F ratios on it. I'll check some old textbooks.
On the chart shown, 14.7 would be at peak CHT. The EGT continues increasing for a bit because near 14.7 there is still some burning going on in the first part of the header.
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