[DeTomaso] MME ENGINE FAILURE UPDATE

JDeRyke at aol.com JDeRyke at aol.com
Sat Sep 13 15:36:21 EDT 2008


In a message dated 9/12/08 4:03:37 PM, cengles at cox.net writes:

> ...I am a rookie engine builder, but I think that outright rocker arm 
> failure is uncommon and that multiple failures suggests either a very bad batch of 
> rockers or a fundamentally flawed valve train.
> 
Or a rev-limiter is badly needed in this engine, 'cause adjustable rocker arm 
failures are usually the result of abysmally bad geometry or over-revving, 
sometimes with too-weak or broken valve springs. Jesels are used in pro racing 
without such trouble. FWIW- J Deryke



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