broke a valve!
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broke a valve!
just cruising in traffic doing about 35mph. havent beat on the car in weeks. never mechanically overrevved since ive owned it. car has 60k miles. a pretty healthy cam in the mid 240's. Patriot Extreme dual valve springs with titanium retainers.
the valve kissed the piston and left a little eybrow. new heads are on the way.
the valve kissed the piston and left a little eybrow. new heads are on the way.
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nothing else broke. just the valve.
id like to know why too!
yes, i am going to smooth the piston back down and put it back together with the new heads.
id like to know why too!
yes, i am going to smooth the piston back down and put it back together with the new heads.
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the shortblock is still in the car so there is no way to check rod bolts etc.
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im putting on new heads. i could care less about the valve guides at this point.
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The motor I'm building right now is a iron 6.0 out of a 2003 HD2500. It originally dropped a valve just like that and shattered the piston. An old lady owned it and was going to Walmart,let of the throttle to make a turn and BAM! That was it....