flyingcheesehead
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bbchien said:The plane's in the shop again. Left engine #5 exhaust valve stuck open on the way home.....
Bruce,
Just curious... What symptoms did you see? Did you make it home? Was the valve all the way open, or just not closing all the way? Was it obvious that there was a problem and what the problem was?
My guesses for symptoms... Some power loss, possibly backfiring due to unburned fuel being pushed out the exhaust valve during the compression stroke, and very high EGT due to burning gas exiting the valve during the power stroke.
Thanks in advance for the education.