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Old 07-31-2019, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JRSully View Post
The original valve keepers were very suspect back then, many dropped valves in the HiPo BBs
The valve train was definitely the weak link in the hi-perf big blocks...replacing springs, keepers, retainers, seals and ideally new aftermarket one piece valves is good insurance.

Dropped valves, broken springs and keepers were responsible for a lot of CE motors.

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