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Old 07-31-2019, 02:02 AM
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It used to break valve springs a lot,One time it bent a valve and had to have the right side cylinder head replaced under warranty
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Ralph. We need old pics!
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It used to break valve springs a lot
I think that's pretty common on hi-po big blocks that are run hard. I remember back in the day my friend Rick's 70 Nova L78 had problems with them.
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Old 07-31-2019, 10:07 AM
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Any Rhode Island people out there that know of Jake Kaplan dealer and how they would have sold a car like that when it was one year old. My friend bought it from their used car lot
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