Date of manufacture

Thank you so much! Do you know if the replacement sodium exhaust valves would have been installed on this engine? Seems like the replacement exhaust valves were available around the middle of January 2019. 

Andrew Morris wrote:

Thank you so much! Do you know if the replacement sodium exhaust valves would have been installed on this engine? Seems like the replacement exhaust valves were available around the middle of January 2019. 

Hopefully, everyone is reading and complying with all of the Service Bulletins for their engines...

In this case, the relevant ASB is ASB-914-054R2 which states that 914 engines only require valve replacement if:

They are 914 F from S/N 4421923 up to S/N 4421964 inclusive

or

If recent servicing has resulted in them being equipped with an exhaust valve 32 mm (1.26 in.) with part no. 854113 with a production lot number 0317 and 0517 during engine repair, maintenance or general overhaul...