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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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Broke Idling btw if my dad hadn't had picked the noise out I would have never heard it because I was in the car while he was standing with the hood up



VERY LUCKY to say the least that the valve didn't drop
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 05:23 PM
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Good catch for sure! Any idea why it broke?
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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Another broken spring? Not the same cylinder I hope.
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue85350
Another broken spring? Not the same cylinder I hope.
What springs ?
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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That motor belongs in a train wreck.
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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Its the same spring I just got to taking them out but good try LSWHO everyone here is used to your ignorant post so its all good

Just got the tool made to get the springs off today so finished putting on the Patriots today. Not 100% what spring they are there is no stamp or anything that I see on there. But got dark on me will torque down the studs and adjust valves tomorrow when i have some Light

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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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Not getting off to a very good start in showing me up there, son.

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That motor belongs in a train wreck.
Are you still all butt hurt lawhead **** on you and your street prep junk?
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SS RRR
Not getting off to a very good start in showing me up there, son.


Are you still all butt hurt lawhead **** on you and your street prep junk?
OHHHH YEAH?!?!?!

I probably have you beat in springs broken race right about now at

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All the new springs are on and should be up and running see if that Tranny is good tomorrow.....

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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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o so much love around here lately some of you guys need to grow up and put your e-egos aside.

back to the subject on hand -def a good catch! got lucky ther for sure. do you have any idea how many miles were on them?
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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Motor I was told was a year old so can't be to many miles on them maybe over revved for to long not ture I know the springs I have on now will hold up so no worries
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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very good catch! i accidentaly drove my car with a broken valve spring for a week! good thing the valve didnt drop!
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by SS RRR
Are you still all butt hurt lawhead **** on you and your street prep junk?
Please show me this happening.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 01:53 AM
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keep the drama out of the thread!
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 03:12 AM
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Good catch man. You might want to check install height on your new springs just to be sure.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 06:52 AM
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Now I'm not trying to be an *******, just want to ask you a question. Your running a CC306 and had no idea what springs you were running? Seems like kind of an important thing to go along with the cam.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 07:13 AM
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Install height on those patriots should be 1.750 unless you have had your spring pockets machined.

Those other springs look like weak *** garbage. Deffinetly an upclose and personal example of why you dont run **** springs in your engine. Pretty sure you said you didnt put them in, didnt your engine come from someone you know though?
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 08:03 AM
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Not someone I know but there are a few people on here that know about the the motor. I've been trying to get his number to talk to him to know exactly whats done to the motor but no luck yet.

Spring install height was 1.800 thats what was on the box and everything checked out okay with them going out enjoying the morning then will get on the car this afternoon!!
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 08:08 AM
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A "good catch" to me would have been identifying those springs being a problem BEFORE they broke.

At least there's no other damage!
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 09:06 AM
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That is the install height that patriot tests them at to let people know the specs of them installed at 1.800.

I know ive asked befor and i dont know if i got an answer, i ran into this very same issue. If you have 8501's installed at 1.750 chances are thats way to much seat pressure. I had to drop down to 8401's due to the 1.750 install height vs the 1.800. the 8501's could be overkill on more then one area of your valvetrain.

Id put money that they are in @ 1.750. IF these are the 8501's i wouldnt run them. If they are the 8401's then your ok. Im not just flapping my mouth, i asked alot of people when i ran into this including lloyd, just trying to pass along some helpful information that could save you more problems.

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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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he hasn't contacted you yet? i ran into him last sunday and he said he would jump on here and give you more info about the motor. IIRC he said those were Howard's springs.
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