Help, I locked up my engine today!!

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04-05-2008, 11:44 PM

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New pic. I did not stage that, this is what I saw when I pulled off the head.

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04-05-2008, 11:51 PM

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damn i believe you are lucky it didnt do more damage to your piston.

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04-05-2008, 11:58 PM

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Yeah it just BARELY went all the way through. I was pretty much at idle speed when this happened. I'm going to make a new thread in internal engine on how to repair it, so check it out if you have any ideas.

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04-06-2008, 03:00 AM

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even though comps 918's are known for failure its still a single spring , and imo has no real failsafe, this is why imo a dual spring even a comp is alot better choice becasue yes it may fail but you wont drop it into your cylinder causing damage. just noticing it will be alot less likely.

i also beleive changing your springs every 20k or so isnt a bad idea at all.