Burnt valve

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Dec 14, 2007 | 08:58 AM

mrstang01

Thread Starter

Registered User

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 18

Likes: 0

From: Central KY

Burnt valve

Can anyone give me an explanation for what it means when someone says an engine has a burnt valve?

Also, what are the symptoms?

Thanks,

Michael

Dec 14, 2007 | 09:13 AM

1989toy4wd

Registered User

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 1,028

Likes: 0

From: Beaumont, Tx

basically its when part of the valve got so hot that it broke off, symptoms would include rough running, missing, High HCs comming from the exhaust, back firing, ETC

Dec 14, 2007 | 10:16 AM

rdharper

Contributing Member

Joined: May 2006

Posts: 1,066

Likes: 0

From: Morgan Hill, Ca

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrstang01

Can anyone give me an explanation for what it means when someone says an engine has a burnt valve?

Also, what are the symptoms?

Thanks,

Michael

A burnt valve means enough material on the valve has been destroyed to affect compression.

This would be around the edges where the valve is thinnest.