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Old 19th Jun 2019, 03:54
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Originally Posted by cooperplace
dropped valve? valve heads have been known to break off in these engines
Possibly popped off a pot too. You can usually keep going with a popped pot to get home but maintaining a climb would be impossible in a J160. A J170 may have had a chance if fuel / weight was low.
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