I want to share a break-down story

[Scott Forman]

The guys who put it back together said that based on the amount of
damage, they think the valve face seperated from the stem, sending
the two pieces into the cylinder.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> Any idea what caused the valve failure? Was it a broken valve
spring?
> I once broke a valve spring on a Chevy 400. I removed the rocker
and
> pushrod and drove it home on 7 cylinders for 250 miles.
>
> Kerry
> 82 FC 35
> Denver
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have been meaning to share this story since it happened, guess
I am
> > finally just taking the time to put it down. I feel it is a
solid
> > testament to the bullet-proof nature of these 'Birds and, even
though,
> > this odyssey ended up costing me thousands of $$$, it did NOT
strand me.
>