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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:26 AM
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Interesting - I agree with him that the culprit is very clear, I just can't bring myself to agree with him on what that culprit was though. How a lean situation causes valve dents in the piston is a bit beyond me, but he probably knows a lot more about engines than I. Did he offer any detail on the link between "Lean running" and "valve connection"?
I don't know, maybe it just stuck up and then dropped after hitting. Take a look at this picture before I removed the cylinder head
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:29 AM
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The valve dents were caused when the head of the valve let go in a running motor and on his multiple attempts to turn it over.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:36 AM
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted by JRock420
yup, this might be a while.
im going to call it now, we will never, ever actually find out what cause the valve to fail, there, i said it.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted by JRock420
Where are you located to be running that 132 main?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by jhoffy22
Where are you located to be running that 132 main?
West Virginia!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by JRock420
West Virginia!
351 big bore too?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by jhoffy22
351 big bore too?
Nah, No big bore for me, Saving up and looking to trade for a 450, I want the KTM DS but will probably settle for the KLX450r
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by JRock420
Nah, No big bore for me, Saving up and looking to trade for a 450, I want the KTM DS but will probably settle for the KLX450r
I don't know how everyone else can run such smaller jets. We are talking Dynojet right? I live in Ohio so about the same altitude I assume...
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 04:12 AM
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yeah its a dynojet, only main I had that would run right with the TB slip on
 
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