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Re: sticky valve?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 7/10/2023

Sound very similar to the early 5.7 Vortec engines. The valve guides were pretty tight and if you drove them real hard or started towing the intake valve stems would expand just enough to start sticking. GM had a service bulletin saying to pull the valves and ... Login to read more.