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Old 03-25-2009, 12:21 PM
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So i guess ill change all my valve seals, i called TR and they said the patriot gold springs use ALL GM exhaust seals for the valves is this right?

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motor runs fine so i hope all is good.
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WTF is that?
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Looks like the tiny spring that goes around a valve seal.
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That sucks.
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man that blows.
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That looks to big to be one of those. Those lil valve spring seal springs are tiny little things. I dont know wtf it is though.
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Well for a piece of metal big enough to stick to your oil drain magnet that's probably the easiest to fix. Could be worse.
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no im pretty sure its the seal for the valve stem seal. lol i was burnin oil like a ****
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ah hell thats an easy and cheap fix
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Looks like some kind of seal spring and not to be a dick, but could you have come up with a better title to this thread? Ya it sucks but at least the magnet caught it. I don't think "F my life" has anything to do with a piece of metal you found on your drain plug.
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**** that aint nothin! I just built a heads and cam ls1 and spun a rod bearing on the third dyno pull. Never even drove it on the street!
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Originally Posted by bjamick
That looks to big to be one of those. Those lil valve spring seal springs are tiny little things. I dont know wtf it is though.
yea i was thinking more like the ratainer from the front seal maybe
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thats definetly a valve seal spring. And yes Patriot uses all GM exhaust seals
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Originally Posted by gsxr1k2
**** that aint nothin! I just built a heads and cam ls1 and spun a rod bearing on the third dyno pull. Never even drove it on the street!
damn that sucks. sounds like my luck.lol
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stop feeling sorry for yourself and get to work on it......lol
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ya thats nothing i did cam converter spray intake and more made past the dyno and to the track spun rod bearing had motor redone tranz puked got new stage three 4l60e three day later sit in parking lot new motor lock up busted piston took out block and head just got new 6.0 motor in this week all in seven months but my life the z back and faster then ever
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Originally Posted by 123clemans
ya thats nothing i did cam converter spray intake and more made past the dyno and to the track spun rod bearing had motor redone tranz puked got new stage three 4l60e three day later sit in parking lot new motor lock up busted piston took out block and head just got new 6.0 motor in this week all in seven months but my life the z back and faster then ever
Wow man that is terrible, sounds like the pos 87 S-10 blazer I rebuilt a 2.8 v6 in (worst motor ever). Oh ya thats definitely a valve seal spring, could be much worse, its a pretty cheap fix too.
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I jsut did my oil change this past sunday, i saw a post jsut like this and i was hoping that i would not see that tiny spring.. And i didnt

Sorry for your luck
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I have some I'll sell for $20 shipped off a crate motor they have never been run
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That looks a bit long for a valve seal tension spring.

I have the same issue with mine. It keeps popping the seals off and beating them to hell. I took it to two different shops before I got it apart and they both said it was normal roller rocker noise. I guess I'll be taking my **** to them for work...The link below has some pics if you want to see the carnage.

You can use FelPro p/n SS70945. You can use the normal seals on the int and the Viton on the exh. The people I got my springs from told me that the kit comes with Comp Cams seals p/n 511-16. They are all Viton the Fel Pro are 8 Viton and 8 regular.

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271866


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