1992 Accord EX No Crank No Start

[Fleetw00d]

How about that! I wouldn't part it out just because of that. Do more checking (get a look inside the cylinders if possible). Get another cam, replace any bent valves, an away you go! Not really any worst than my current rescue project - cracked head. Had another head with bent valves, used valves from cracked head to rebuild one with bent valves.

[F22Chris]

Dang I’ve not seen that on a CB either. Pop a cam in there and do a compression test. Did the cam break inside the journal?

[Rat]

In the words of Adam Savage, Well there's your problem. The question is, will a new Cam do or should I deal with doing the whole head. This damage looks bad. The camshaft is obviously done for. It will forever sit under my seat as a weapon. Anyways, the head. Can this be repaired? Can I just clean it up and throw a new Cam and see what happens?

[F22Chris]

Whole head. That’s why I asked if it broke in the journal.

[Rat]

That's what I thought. My next concern is metal shavings from the head or cam. Should I be worried about the possibility of those getting into the oil?

[F22Chris]

Yes that is a concern. Drain the oil and drop the pan. Check the pick up tube for debris and maybe pop off a rod cap and main journal to check the crank and bearing condition.

Blow out the passages and you might be good to go with a new head, dude. Car still has potential man.

[Rat]

That's what I'm hoping. I'm the second or third owner of this car and it has always been serviced at Honda. Once other concern I have is burn marks on the cam were it broke. There was pleanty of oil in the head when I got it but in worried that an oil issue caused the cam to break.