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Stock valve springs? Red flag!
By Royce - 02/07/2004 7:49:24 PM; IP 67.72.178.141
Those springs are over 30 years old and have umpteen thousand miles. They probably were binding. Or they could have not enough pressure to close the valves quick enough to avoid the exhaust valve being chased towards closing by the piston going upwards.

Did the spring break on the valve that hit the piston?

Royce
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 RE: Stock valve springs? Red flag! -- Tim P., 02/07/2004
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=20121&Reply=20082><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor20121" onclick="return false;">Maybe the worn guides caused the contact.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>02/08/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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 RE: Maybe the worn guides caused the contact. -- Tim P., 02/08/2004
 RE: Maybe the worn guides caused the contact. -- Mike, 06/30/2005
 very odd clues -- John, 06/30/2005
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