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Old 01-30-2019, 09:59 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by humfrz View Post
I still want to know what is "wrong" with the "defective" valve springs?

* are they or do they just get weak?

* do they break, but stay in place?

* do they break and separate?

* do they break and allow the valve stem slip off the retainer?

* other?


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They break. What happens after that could be extremely variable depending on the circumstances at the time they break.
Best case you "run" on three cylinders.
Worst case you jam a valve someplace it don't belong and snap a rod or punch a hole in the head.
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