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1967 Mercury Comet Protruding Lock

OK, now here come the nasty surprises! This is what we found lurking at the No. 3 intake valve. The protruding lock was only semi-installed before the builder moved on to the next valvespring installation. This thing was getting ready to drop a valve. And to think Glad and McGann drove this car all the way from New Mexico to L.A. without any trouble.
1967 Mercury Comet - '67 Comet Stock Replica Engine Rebuild

 OK, now here come the nasty surprises! This is what we found lurking at the No. 3 intake valve. The protruding lock was only semi-installed before the builder moved on to the next valvespring installation. This thing was getting ready to drop a valve. And to think Glad and McGann drove this car all the way from New Mexico to L.A. without any trouble.  View Related Article

 

 

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