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Old 03-13-2019, 03:02 PM   #234
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Originally Posted by venturaII View Post
Not that it'll ever be done, but I bet that motor was torn down, it'd be completely fine internally (aside from massive overheating...). None of the description the poster provided sounds like internal mechanical failure. A 2000psi fuel line rupturing from a surrounding fire, on the other hand, could certainly produce those symptoms.
Hood popping was a good indication of mechanical failure.. loss of traction of the rear wheels also does.

Speaking of failures we have a new report of a new spring breaking and dropping a valve. This sounds suspect to me. Probably didn't get a good set on the keepers and it popped.
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