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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 11:26 PM
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Ran across this issue today on my GS. Been around awhile but have never had this happen before. The valve is actually stuck and the push rod was bent. I'm thinking the guide has failed, this is a first for me. Anybody had this happen before??

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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 11:34 PM
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had a valve stuck from a bent stem...happened when the edge of a ring glan tried to exit thru that valve as it closed...it bent instead.
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Taking the heads off tonight and taking them to the shop this weekend. Will post the findings.

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What rpm did this happen at?
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