something weird going on here?
 

Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
thanks.

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Re: something weird going on here?
 

yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:

> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
> one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
> will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
> 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
> if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
> thanks.
>



Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston tops
so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to the
pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).

Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head. Observe
dents in plasticine.

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Re: something weird going on here?
 

yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:

> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
> one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
> will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
> 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
> if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
> thanks.
>



Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston tops
so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to the
pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).

Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head. Observe
dents in plasticine.

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Re: something weird going on here?
 

yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:

> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
> one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
> will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
> 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
> if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
> thanks.
>



Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston tops
so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to the
pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).

Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head. Observe
dents in plasticine.

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Tegger

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Re: something weird going on here?
 

yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:

> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
> one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
> will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
> 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
> if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
> thanks.
>



Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston tops
so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to the
pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).

Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head. Observe
dents in plasticine.

--
Tegger

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Re: something weird going on here?
 

Tegger wrote:
> yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
> 631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:
>
>> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
>> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
>> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
>> one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
>> will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
>> 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
>> if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
>> thanks.
>>
>
>
>
> Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston tops
> so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to the
> pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).
>
> Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head. Observe
> dents in plasticine.
>
that's a lot of work to figure out the timing belt's not been set right
- i'd check for that "gotcha!" first.

Re: something weird going on here?
 

Tegger wrote:
> yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
> 631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:
>
>> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
>> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
>> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
>> one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
>> will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
>> 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
>> if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
>> thanks.
>>
>
>
>
> Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston tops
> so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to the
> pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).
>
> Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head. Observe
> dents in plasticine.
>
that's a lot of work to figure out the timing belt's not been set right
- i'd check for that "gotcha!" first.

Re: something weird going on here?
 

Tegger wrote:
> yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
> 631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:
>
>> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
>> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
>> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
>> one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
>> will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
>> 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
>> if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
>> thanks.
>>
>
>
>
> Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston tops
> so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to the
> pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).
>
> Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head. Observe
> dents in plasticine.
>
that's a lot of work to figure out the timing belt's not been set right
- i'd check for that "gotcha!" first.

Re: something weird going on here?
 

Tegger wrote:
> yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
> 631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:
>
>> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
>> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
>> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the number
>> one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the .006
>> will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest of the
>> 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder
>> if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
>> thanks.
>>
>
>
>
> Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston tops
> so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to the
> pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).
>
> Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head. Observe
> dents in plasticine.
>
that's a lot of work to figure out the timing belt's not been set right
- i'd check for that "gotcha!" first.

Re: something weird going on here?
 

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:uM2dnQLmCfF3nV_YnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>> yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
>> 631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:
>>
>>> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
>>> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
>>> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the
>>> number one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the
>>> .006 will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest
>>> of the 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after
>>> that wonder if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any
>>> suggestions thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston
>> tops so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to
>> the pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).
>>
>> Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head.
>> Observe dents in plasticine.
>>
> that's a lot of work to figure out the timing belt's not been set
> right - i'd check for that "gotcha!" first.



You're right of course.

I think I was confusing this thread with a similar one somewhere else where
the OP had rebuilt the engine and ended up wuth the same problem.


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Re: something weird going on here?
 

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:uM2dnQLmCfF3nV_YnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>> yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
>> 631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:
>>
>>> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
>>> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
>>> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the
>>> number one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the
>>> .006 will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest
>>> of the 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after
>>> that wonder if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any
>>> suggestions thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston
>> tops so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to
>> the pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).
>>
>> Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head.
>> Observe dents in plasticine.
>>
> that's a lot of work to figure out the timing belt's not been set
> right - i'd check for that "gotcha!" first.



You're right of course.

I think I was confusing this thread with a similar one somewhere else where
the OP had rebuilt the engine and ended up wuth the same problem.


--
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Re: something weird going on here?
 

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:uM2dnQLmCfF3nV_YnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>> yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
>> 631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:
>>
>>> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
>>> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
>>> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the
>>> number one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the
>>> .006 will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest
>>> of the 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after
>>> that wonder if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any
>>> suggestions thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston
>> tops so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to
>> the pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).
>>
>> Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head.
>> Observe dents in plasticine.
>>
> that's a lot of work to figure out the timing belt's not been set
> right - i'd check for that "gotcha!" first.



You're right of course.

I think I was confusing this thread with a similar one somewhere else where
the OP had rebuilt the engine and ended up wuth the same problem.


--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Re: something weird going on here?
 

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:uM2dnQLmCfF3nV_YnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>> yatabata <none@000.com> wrote in news:971752_
>> 631188ee28f5160ee73280c5cfce8b4e@autoboardz.com:
>>
>>> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the crank
>>> sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called the shop I
>>> bought the head from and they are kinda stumped too? I put the
>>> number one cylinder up and valves little tight so loosened up so the
>>> .006 will fit and the .011 on the exhaust. will go through the rest
>>> of the 4 cylinders and check again for this noise/tapping. after
>>> that wonder if they somehow installed the wrong valves? have any
>>> suggestions thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Remove the head once more. Flatten a bit of plasticine on the piston
>> tops so it covers only the areas where the valves might come close to
>> the pistons (maybe 1/16" thick).
>>
>> Crank the engine over by hand four full revolutions. Remove head.
>> Observe dents in plasticine.
>>
> that's a lot of work to figure out the timing belt's not been set
> right - i'd check for that "gotcha!" first.



You're right of course.

I think I was confusing this thread with a similar one somewhere else where
the OP had rebuilt the engine and ended up wuth the same problem.


--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Re: something weird going on here?
 

got into it today again after work and adjusted all the valves but
when hand cranking again hearing the same noise. then before starting
to remove rocker assy. and cam to see if they installed the right
parts tried something else. took the timing belt back off and rotated
the crank. heading same noise? I think the noise is coming from the
bent timing tab that was bent down when breaking loose the crank bolt.
I think the tab is hitting something at the bottom end of the
rotation. If that is it about the only way to bend it back up through
that small witness hole is with a slide hammer with a stong hook
whatever on the end. question now is has anybody had the same problem
and is this how that fixed the problem too

"yatabata" wrote
> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the
> crank sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called
> the shop I bought the head from and they are kinda stumped
> too? I put the number one cylinder up and valves little tight
> so loosened up so the .006 will fit and the .011 on the
> exhaust. will go through the rest of the 4 cylinders and check
> again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder if they
> somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
> thanks.

Re: something weird going on here?
 

got into it today again after work and adjusted all the valves but
when hand cranking again hearing the same noise. then before starting
to remove rocker assy. and cam to see if they installed the right
parts tried something else. took the timing belt back off and rotated
the crank. heading same noise? I think the noise is coming from the
bent timing tab that was bent down when breaking loose the crank bolt.
I think the tab is hitting something at the bottom end of the
rotation. If that is it about the only way to bend it back up through
that small witness hole is with a slide hammer with a stong hook
whatever on the end. question now is has anybody had the same problem
and is this how that fixed the problem too

"yatabata" wrote
> Just replaced the head on my 89 honda accord and rotating the
> crank sounds like the valves are hitting the pistons? called
> the shop I bought the head from and they are kinda stumped
> too? I put the number one cylinder up and valves little tight
> so loosened up so the .006 will fit and the .011 on the
> exhaust. will go through the rest of the 4 cylinders and check
> again for this noise/tapping. after that wonder if they
> somehow installed the wrong valves? have any suggestions
> thanks.