Man, I am Screwed!!!

[boosteds14]

well, as some people may already know, last week i got my car running after doing alot of internal work.
well the problem started sunday when the car wouldnt run or start any more.
so, yesterday i did a compression test and found that i had no compression in any cylinders. so i took the valve cover off and cranked it over to see what the problem was. and i noticed that the intake cam was not spinning. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nervous.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':nervous:'>
so me and my friend took the cams off and saw that the key on the intake cam snaped and the cam sprocket spun without spinning the cam. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nervous.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':nervous:'>
so we pulled the head off and saw that the #4 piston and #2 piston had dings on them. then we looked at the head and saw that the #4 cylinder valves were bent, <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nervous.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':nervous:'>

it even gets worse, my friend droped a cotter pin down the lower timing chain cover and fell into the oil pan.
<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'>

so in other words, i am screwed,
i just wanted to tell this to people so they know what i went through and i hope they never need to do this.

[onebadm5]

ouch! well next time at least you'll keep the box of cotter pins on the other side of the garage (i hope)....

[boosteds14]

ya, yesterday i got so fustrated that i was ready to sell my car as is for like 1000 bucks. if someone asked me to do the internals in a ka for someone else i would have to say NO!!
all the agrivation is not worth it.

[DuffMan]

What was going on when it failed? Massive boost? It's weird seeing the top end of the KA fall apart like that.

Heh, i guess when forged pistons smack a valve they only get nicked instead of shattering.

[DrDubbleB]

That seriously sucks man, I'm sorry. &nbsp;What did cause this? &nbsp;Weren't you supposed to race the Viper on Saturday, or am I thinking of someone else? &nbsp;If so, did you ever find out what was knocking? &nbsp;I'm guessing you didn't race the Viper, which is sad! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

[boosteds14]

yes i was supposed to race the viper, but he cant make the race this weekend so we decided to race in two weeks. and i found the knocking. it was the valve.

i ordered everything today for overnight delivery so i should be up and running this weekend. i also ended up buying Jim Wolf cams and camgears.

what caused this? i dont have a clue. maybe i just didnt torque that one cam gear down right and it loosened up.

i will be working on it all week and weekend so hopefully i can get it running soon

[91blk240]

That sucks man, I know what you mean by being screwed. &nbsp;I was blessed with a thrown rod, a broken ankle, and having to move back in november. &nbsp;Many months later after alot of saving and ordering parts my sr20 swap is about to be performed on my 91 coupe.

good luck with your car man.