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- Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:42 pm #330650 Yesterday I replaced the rocker arm assembly spark plug hole orings and put it all back together and started it it ran for about 10 seconds made a little sound and then died won't start now. I am pretty worried I bent a valve or something. What to do?

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- Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:23 am #330663 Have you pulled the valve cover to see if everything looks normal? Start with a compression test. If you bent valves, you won't have compression.

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- Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:05 am #330670 I took the cover off nothing looks bent or out of the ordinary. The only thing that seemed odd was the rocker arm play only 4 out of the 8 had play.

- Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:52 am #330886 did you check out your newly installed o ring after the engine failed?

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- Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:56 am #330887 also, sounds a lot like you need a valve job. i also have 4 of 8 with play. the very last one all the way to the right is the worst meaning has the most play to it with the least amount of effort.

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