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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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Well today I was headed from work to class and got about 1/2 mile away and my truck started tappin kinda like an exhaust gasket blew out. Well pulled into a parking spot at school to find out there was no leak but a rattle from the driver side valve cover. Pulled the cover and what do I find, a broke spring. So what would be a good upgrade to the LS6 springs I had.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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dual springs, and never worry again.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Ya I found a place that had 1 set of patriot duals left. I may have to pick them up.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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You stop and pulled the valve cover off on the side of the road? it is that easy what about all the coils?
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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seeing this makes me want to go check mine out. Mine sounds like a collapsed lifter or something under there. It's getting louder every day.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 06:10 AM
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When it started makin noice you could tell something was not right. Ya i pulled the cover in a parking lot. I think theres maybe 10 bolts and it and the coils come off.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 06:37 AM
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i have been running patriot golds on everything and they are working great.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dlt76028
dual springs, and never worry again.
i have seen a fair share of those also break.... its one of those things, if its for performance, its liable to break....
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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how is your valve?
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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Not sure on how the piston, valve, or anything is yet. Think i am going to pull the head today and see how everything looks.
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