Hey fellas,

As the saying goes....."Fix it 'til it breaks"

Well, sure enough it did....on the way to a buddies place and the vette was running strong.....90 to 100 mph for 20 minutes or so....

I was slowing down to a steady pace of 70 or 80 to get some gas mileage.....

All of the sudden, outta nowhere, the vette starts to sputter and i figured it was a faulty gas gauge??? So I immediately pull off at the next exit and the vette literally dies as i am going down the hill, but i roll right into the gas station.....what luck....

Fill er up and that was not the problem......I had a flat bed haul it to the shop and they let me know it is a broken roller rocker arm??? I'm thinkin' no way it is just the arm....i told them to check the springs and sure enough it was broken.....have not seen the car since it is 30 minutes away from me.....

Does anyone know what would cause the spring to break???? I haven't taken it to the track since the H/C package was complete 2 months ago and I really havent' been beating on it more than normal???? Bad luck? I bought the H/C used w/ the double springs on the set up.....I assume the set up had more mileage than was initially advertised???

thanx for any help

-Marko

 

If it was stock rocker its because they are junk.

 

So the rockers & springs are hurt? Thats two stock rocker arm failures I've heard of today Give me a call or IM me if I can help

Jason
Texas Speed

 

Dont forget...now you have 36 little needle bearings floating around in your engine

 

Thanks Jason,

I got a shop local that will get me them by Wednesday.....

 

What is the best medicine for that, assuming the bearings dropped into the cylinder heads....

I have double springs so I think that definately helped salvage some of my $$$$. I didn't make it far when all hell broke loose.....my car literally died as I pulled into a gas station......

 

Nah, they'll be in the oil pan... Have the shop who is fixing it pull the drain plug & there should be quite a few on the magnet of the plug.... You might also try fishing around in the pan with a pen-magnet to see if you can get some more out.

 

Sad to hear that man. I'm just waitin for something to break on my car. I think I will cry.

 

Was this a stock or roller rocker?

 

Yeah, it was a stock roller rocker arm....haven't seen it yet, so can't give any detials........

I am just having the dealer put a stock roller rocker arm in and one spring....have comp 918's on order and should be back on the road by wednesday..... don't really trust any dealer, they don't know **** and charge twice what some shops do....

I knew this would happen, but not as soon as it did.....

thanx for the info guys.....

-Marko