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Originally Posted by 601HP
... It was not a pretty sight. Both intake valve springs for #2 cylinder had broken. That resulted in the intake valve dropping south, the piston broke the valve face from the stem, rotated the valve face 90 degrees and then buried the valve face into the cylinder head. And for the final disappointment, the fiasco left a 4" crack in #2 cylinder wall!   |
Wow, David, that shoots the hell out of the theory we had surmised on the way back to pick up your trailer about "it's probably just an intake manifold gasket!"
It's surprising how much coolant was pouring out of both sidepipes at the time but I suppose with all the pressure in the system it wouldn't take long to make a gusher through that 4" crack.
Dave, I hope to meet you again under better circumstances in the future.
Your Chauffeur, Ralph
