[BossHogg69]

Well, I got the heads off, and I'm actually pretty surprised. The #1 intake snapped off and holed the piston, and slaughtered the cylinder. I can't believe the shortblock held together. I was wrong, and kinda happy about it. Cam, lifters, rockers, springs, retainers, etc are all cherry. Thank goodness, since I had quite a few $ tied up in it. Crank & rods and 7 pistons may be salvageable, but its no big deal either way. The cylinder head on the drivers (odd) side is toast. Some metal from #1 made it to #7 and cracked the head.

I'm open to any ideas or experiences with a valve breaking off like this. Enjoy the pics of carnage. I'll also include the pics from my earlier post that I couldn't get the upload last night.

First up the Derale junk... And no, nothing ever hit the fans. They cracked right on the parting line in the plastic where the braces make a twist to meet the hub. Looks like a design issue.