More broken retainers, 6TH TIME

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Apr 25, 2007 | 01:27 PM

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Billman250

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Tink....all AP1s with stock retainers.

Apr 25, 2007 | 01:30 PM

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Mr. Eryozgatliyan

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Originally Posted by Slows2k,Apr 24 2007, 06:59 PM

They have yellow paint on them, put there by honda.

Thanks!

I was wondering this when a friend and I did an inspection on my02 a few months back

Never got around to posting pictures, and it has bothered me ever since!

Aug 9, 2007 | 08:31 PM

#63

duff0000

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Originally Posted by Billman250,Apr 23 2007, 08:42 PM

The intakes are the only ones I replace. The exhaust retainers don't split, because the valves will hit the piston first. Also, the exhaust valves don't float at the same RPM as the intake because of their weight.

IMO:

The retainer splitting over-rev RPM is raised with the 2.2 retainers. Possibly beyond the point in which the exhaust valves bend.

Bill,

While I have the head out, Im going to replace all my retainers and keepers (50km miles on car)

Are you saying that it would be " bad " to replace all the retainers on my head with the thicker ap2 ones? or should I go ap2 intake and ap1 exhaust retainers?

Aug 10, 2007 | 03:13 AM

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Billman250

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You should have asked in the car number 8 or 9 thread

BTW I'm at car #10 with broken retainers.

I would do AP2 retainers on the intake side only.

Putting them on the exhaust side may slightly lower the RPM that bends the exhaust valves in an over rev situation. And it is not necessary.

Intake side is the way to go.

Aug 10, 2007 | 07:02 AM

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JimmyB

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Bill,

How would you like to take a trip to North Carolina? I am serious! I have not really been able to find antone here in Charlotte that I trust that much to do this kind of work.

I have never over reved the engine, I have almost 32K on the car and the valves have never been adjusted and the dealers around here in IMHO are not all that good.

If anyone knows of Bill's long lost or unkown clone around the Charlotte area would you please let me know.

Aug 10, 2007 | 08:54 AM

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CIVICTOS2000

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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 24 2007, 10:57 PM

Please do a search on this. The issue has been discussed in great detail.

Can somebody please post a link to that thread were "aftermaket valve train" was covered.... Thanks

D.

Aug 16, 2007 | 05:04 AM

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aero3685

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Originally Posted by JimmyB,Aug 10 2007, 11:02 AM

Just gonna say that you should probably drive down to him. It is much harder to work on someones car while you arent in your own garage...with all the tools you use all the time and need.