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Old 03-03-2010 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by hirdlej
I've seen broken patriots. Not often, but I have. Go with a PAC 1518 spring for a set of replacements. Put near indestructable
Good to know, Glad i bought them.

Good luck man, get that cover off and lets see whats goin on!
Old 03-03-2010 | 12:21 PM
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No compression means no valve movement, which means bent push tube or a hole in the piston. Pull the damn cover.
Old 03-03-2010 | 01:10 PM
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No not yet I get off at830 so il pop it off when I get home. After thinking today I would have heard some noise from the valve train... I'm leaning toward a head gasket it's not smoking and isn't splattering oil up either. I think that meens it isn't piston rings or piston. The valves only have maybe 7000 miles and they don't normal go bad... I'm pulling that cover off tonight if spring looks good il pull off the head and take a look at the head gasket.. I am running a .040 gasket to get my quench up, have u guys heard of these thin gaskets going bad fast?
Old 03-03-2010 | 01:37 PM
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I like the wishfull thinking... but yes your right valves just dont go bad, they go bad when the piston hits them when the spring breaks..
Old 03-03-2010 | 08:31 PM
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Broke yt rocker springs all look good. I'm using 7.5 pushrods. Maybe I should go a little shorter
Old 03-03-2010 | 08:36 PM
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What a load of crap. Running aftermarket rockers is a massive drawback to aftermarket heads IMO. When have you ever heard of an OEM rocker breaking?
Old 03-03-2010 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jophuss36
Broke yt rocker springs all look good. I'm using 7.5 pushrods. Maybe I should go a little shorter
is that a stock rocker
or a Yella Terra rocker?
Old 03-03-2010 | 09:49 PM
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sig says yella terra
Old 03-03-2010 | 10:25 PM
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damn....7.50 seems awful long......but at least no engine damage bro!!!
Old 03-03-2010 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Tootall
is that a stock rocker
or a Yella Terra rocker?
yella Terra. I'm sure the valve is gone too...



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