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Old 09-14-2003, 12:06 PM
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removed it during teardown...

spring is split into four parts... !

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Old 09-15-2003, 08:50 AM
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heres a pic...

wonderin what could have caused this...
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wow,,, scum, how compressed does the spring get while in use? doubt anything could have gotten in there...
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its just metal fatigue. the spring move a little bit believe it or not. It wears out and breaks
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while on the topic of oil pressure control valve what is the correct way to shim one of theses to handle higher oil pressure?
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