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Old 06-16-2019, 09:29 AM   #10
rotorwrench
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Default Re: Cracked 1949 8BA

Once a crack gets started, it rarely quits growing. A few times getting hotter than it should, which we all know can happen on flatheads, may spread the crack into an exhaust valve pocket. It will be a lot harder to fix then.
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