First off, well done to both of you excellent pilots. I am very happy
that both of you are alive and not hurt.
Was this the #3 exhaust valve?
Seems I have experienced the same valve swallowing event I have
experienced twice but it was in a '65 VW Microbus and '65 VW Bug so I
was on the ground
Dave,
Congrats on a safe landing. When you put the engine back together make sure
you use good valves. DO NOT use VW factory valves. Since I started
building VW engines in 1972, my personal preference has been Manley stainless
steel valves.
John
El Paso
In a message dated 8/2/2015 8:45:06
dfeiger wrote:
>...Retrieved my KR2 a few days later, and pulled the
> head and offending piston this morning. Appears that the exhaust
> valve head separated and was swallowed by the engine.
Well done, and welcome to the club! That sounds like a very familiar
story. It turns out my bean fi
July 25th at about 8 am flight from John Day to Prineville, OR for an airport
day breakfast, midway across Waterman Flat at 7,500? I heard a loud bang and
moderate vibration from my VW 2180 cc engine. I had just passed a ranch
airstrip so at a reduced throttle setting did a 180 and headed back,
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