I'm freshening up a 3HP and was needing to know if what was stated in another thread I read a while back about the 5hp engine ,can you use two of the heavier exhaust spring on the 3hp to prevent the valves from floating at high RPM's?? I realize its harder on the valve train and cam, but would this be a waste of time? And could this cause any other damage other than faster wear and flywheel or rod detonation? Thanks for your input. Mark:thumbsup:
Well what I was thinking was using two 3hp exhaust springs Randi, I was using the 5hp as an example. I don't think that would be to much tension , Im just gonna try what Junkcollector suggested :thumbsup:and install the cam and check for coil bind. This way it wont damage anything. I was just looking for different opinions, and seeing if anyone has ever done this. It cant hurt to do some test. Thanks to everyone:smile:
Well, My son runs this thing hard I know he is floating the valves, and I was concidering the heavier springs to eliminate this from happening , I realize this is harder ware on the cam, but im not concered about that, This was a rebuilt engine two summers ago and is still very strong, and I didnt think it was gonna really hurt a whole lot:thumbsup:
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