Paul,
You are almost certain to do long term damage. A broken valve spring can
allow the valve retainer to come loose. That will allow the valve to come
down and dance around on top of your piston. Can you carry a new engine
back from the UK? If so, go ahead and run the car. If not, stop now and
wait until you get the parts to fix it. Its not worth the risk.
Chad
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Mitchell <paul-m@mweb.co.za>
To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 9:25 AM
Subject: Mysterious clicking-broken spring
>
> I found it! After sending my last email, I nipped back into the garage
> for one more look, and spotted it. The valve spring is broken (on the
> adjacent valve - I think that was a red herring). So now... I am going
> to the UK on boxing day, at which point I can buy all the spares I need.
> Until then, I would like to keep running the car. Am I likely to do any
> long term damage by running a PI TR6 with a broken valve spring for 3
> weeks?
>
> Please say no!
>
> Paul
> Cape Town
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