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just visiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
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Had a terrifying event with sticking throttle linkage today- the stupid thing hung in the torsion spring for the trunk! I was driving hard, let off gas and slammed the clutch to shift when - rrrsssssss- 7K rpm before I got shut off! Well..... no carnage. no hideous noises. Straghtened out the linkage problem. No apparent ill effects. Are the valves gonna pop apart next week? I have not found one yet, but wonder if there is a rev limiting rotor available for a mallory dizzy? Should I expect horrible things to happen soon? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) |
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Engine Surgeon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 9,396 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
The weak link with the stock heads are the valve springs and especially the retainers.. They don't like float at all!
Running stock retainers is a 36.50 mistake and single H/D springs are also cheap insurance and a good way to give yourself much less chance for a floating valve..... Valves don't play... Silent, instantaneous and grossly expensive death if you drop one..... we never stop developing valve train components- its all that ever kills these engines. |
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