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Re: Valve Springs




>So the stock valve springs that John was comparing were from a late model 
>10V turbo?

Yes.

>At what mileage on the earlier cars are these valve springs breaking? As you 
>can see I am beginning to wonder if I will experience this in the future.

I never asked him.  Keep in mind, however, that my head is an EXTREME 
example of what can happen if you lose a valve spring.  All I can offer
in the way of advice is to make sure to pull your valve cover IMMEDIATELY
if you have any sign of a miss at a particular RPM (mine missed at idle)
or hear the valves tapping long before they should need adjusting.

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                                                    Dan Bocek
                                                    dan@di.com