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Re: [Spridgets] Broken rocker arm

To: "lotuspilot@frontier.com" <lotuspilot@frontier.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Broken rocker arm
From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:14:40 -0400
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Intake or exhaust?  If it's the #3 intake I would be tempted to unbolt the #=
4 pedastal and change it out.  You might just get away with retorquing the h=
ead.

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> On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:41 AM, lotuspilot--- via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
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> Hi everyone in Spridget Land,
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> Yesterday, I had something happen that I have never seen before.  I was dr=
iving the Sprite and the engine started to sound like a Subaru WRX and then I=
 decided to limp home.=20
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> I started looking for the reason and found a broken rocker arm.  it is the=
 stamped kind from a 1275.=20
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> Here is my question - How do I replace the rocker arm that is located on c=
ylinder #3?=20
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> Thanks for all of your help in advance.
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> Mike Carpenter
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Intake or exhaust? &nbsp;If it's the #=
3 intake I would be tempted to unbolt the #4 pedastal and change it out. &nb=
sp;You might just&nbsp;get away&nbsp;with retorquing the head.</div><div><br=
></div><div>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><br>On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:41 AM,=
 lotuspilot--- via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"=
>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te"><div><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvet=
icaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-si=
ze:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1440769018904_2225">  Hi everyone in Spridg=
et Land,</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1440769018904_2143"><br></div><div id=3D=
"yui_3_16_0_1_1440769018904_2226">Yesterday, I had something happen that I h=
ave never seen before.&nbsp; I was driving the Sprite and the engine started=
 to sound like a Subaru WRX and then I decided to limp home.&nbsp; </div><di=
v id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1440769018904_2227"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1=
440769018904_2228">I started looking for the reason and found a broken rocke=
r arm.&nbsp; it is the stamped kind from a 1275.&nbsp; </div><div id=3D"yui_=
3_16_0_1_1440769018904_2229"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1440769018904=
_2230" dir=3D"ltr">Here is my question - How do I replace the rocker arm tha=
t is located on cylinder #3?&nbsp; </div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14407690189=
04_2231" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1440769018904_2232" d=
ir=3D"ltr">Thanks for all of your help in advance.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_=
0_1_1440769018904_2233" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_144076=
9018904_2234" dir=3D"ltr">Mike Carpenter</div></div></div></blockquote><bloc=
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