Here’s another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jn28YTS3OQ
Maybe it was the lower two pistons i had backwards. Can’t recall. b > On Jun 17, 2021, at 07:30, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey there— > > It’s been a long time, but if memory serves (which it occasionally still > does…), I think I once did this and had swapped the top and bottom “pistons” > for lack of a better term. Have a look at this, or any of the many “cutaway > e61 video” hits on youtube, and good luck. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc-5k4x0aUs > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc-5k4x0aUs> > > ben > >> On Jun 17, 2021, at 07:24, [email protected] <http://gmail.com/> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Here it goes... I'm hoping someone else has made the same simple mistake I >> apparently have, and can point me to victory: >> >> Problem: upon reassembly of E61 group head anything above 8 bar or so opens >> the exhaust valve and flushes water. This means that If I backflush or pull >> a shot water is continuously pouring out of the exhaust (not the opv). >> >> Background: I dissembled my perfectly good and perfectly working E61 group >> head on my Brewtus III to perform some regular maintenance - clean and lube >> the valves and springs. >> I got distracted somehow in the middle and may have swapped springs around >> between the lever, the intake valve and lower exhaust valve, but didn't >> realize this until later. On reassembly I'm experiencing the problem noted >> above. >> >> Has anyone run into this? >> >> Troubleshooting: >> Seems like it's clearly an issue with the exhaust opening at too low a >> pressure. My first thought was the springs. I believe I did swap the >> spring on the intake and lower exhaust valve, but still getting the same >> problem. >> >> I rechecked and reseated the valves to ensure they were mating correctly to >> the surfaces >> I reseated the lever cam to make sure it was in the correct position >> >> I've read a one of person who seemed to have the same problem but his >> solution, on a different machine, described some sort of brass plate on the >> bottom mating surface of the exhaust piston that I don't have on mine. >> >> My valves aren't particularly warn. gaskets aren't crunchy and are freshly >> lubed now. >> >> I'm having trouble finding specs on all the springs so that I could measure >> them and just make sure I have them in the right order. >> >> thoughts / suggestions welcome -- thank you >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/7f0473d8-c03c-4702-960d-9e1409084969n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/7f0473d8-c03c-4702-960d-9e1409084969n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/043FDFE3-1811-4F1F-84F0-85A3BA118F04%40me.com.
