Danger running with broken LMA's???

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Nov 5, 2005 | 06:34 AM

trecool44

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Danger running with broken LMA's???

Hello, my car (b16) was ticking at startup and i suspected it to be the lma's. 2 of them are stuck down and not touching the vtec lobe. 1 is on the exhaust cam 1 is on the intake. Could running my car in this condition cause any damage to anything, cams, rockers, etc. I really need to know. any input will help. thanks alot

Nov 5, 2005 | 07:14 AM

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Re: Danger running with broken LMA's??? (trecool44)

yes, you can do serious damage to the cam and rocker

Nov 5, 2005 | 10:24 AM

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Yeah you have to realize now there is nothing holding the vtec lobe on the cam while vtec is not engaged.

So the vtec follower is slapping back a fourth hammering it self into the lma and the cam.