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Old Jul 31, 2023 | 07:08 PM
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Found your problems then and a valve not seated ! its still a good price though
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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 03:52 PM
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Figured I'd update the thread. 12 bent valves probably due to water injection. Machine shop is fixing it now
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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 04:27 PM
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Honda valves? care !> as seem to remember non oem may fail !
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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 04:38 PM
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Water can't compress so it ended up bending valves
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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 04:45 PM
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Hydro-locking it normaly bends rods..would suggest they did not close and pistons touched and distorted them.
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Old Aug 8, 2023 | 07:06 PM
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Rods all checked out luckily
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Old Aug 9, 2023 | 05:02 AM
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How would hydrolock bend valves?

Valve open, water just pushed back out cyl.

Valve closed, something else gives (rods bend, block cracks, etc).

What is scenario where water bends valve? Unless its not hydrolock, like maybe sudden cooling effect causing metallurgy issue?
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Old Aug 9, 2023 | 05:51 AM
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Sounds like valve miss-timing issue?
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