> I am in the process of rebuilding 2 engines: a 60 TR3A and a 66 TR4 or 4A.
> I've only taken off the head's on both engines and noticed they
> are slightly
> different. I've also noticed that both my engines had triple
> exhaust valve
> springs- this fact, alone, may indicate that the 66 has been taken apart
> before, right? Since I only want to reuse the 66 engine, is it
> likely this
> triple exhaust spring setup is ok?
The odds of 40-year old valve springs not being 'tired' are so poor, I
wouldn't even bother checking them. Just chuck them & buy new ones.
They're a lot cheaper than having to do another valve job in just a few 1000
miles.
Randall
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