Howard Jones
Supporter
A good friend of mine bought a 58 corvete with a 350 ci 400 hp small block in it and had a valve spring break after about a hour of easy operation.
He told me that the engine guy that he talked to told him that if a engine is not run for several years, Mike's chevy had been in a car that was stored for 10 years, the valve springs that are compressed can have a high failure rate after the engine is run for the first time. It's not unusual
to have 1 or 2 springs break and then after they are replaced not have anymore problems.
Anybody ever heard of this? It seams to make some sence to me although I think I would replace the whole set of springs together.
He told me that the engine guy that he talked to told him that if a engine is not run for several years, Mike's chevy had been in a car that was stored for 10 years, the valve springs that are compressed can have a high failure rate after the engine is run for the first time. It's not unusual
to have 1 or 2 springs break and then after they are replaced not have anymore problems.
Anybody ever heard of this? It seams to make some sence to me although I think I would replace the whole set of springs together.