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Old 05-25-2017, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Three Peaks View Post

Overly heavy springs for the purpose could also cause some of the rod problems you are having. Did you check if your springs are suitable for the purpose? Proper seat pressure, no spring bind when loaded, installed properly?
This.

Most (a lot anyway) aftermarket heads seems to have springs for rollers, not tappets. Roller springs are generally too heavy for flat tappets. If you have two springs per valve (inner and outer), take the inner spring out for the break in procedure.

Even if you did everything right, you can wipe a cam lobe with ease.
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