Originally Posted by suicidebomb
Rollers or flat tappet, solids or hydraulics? A bad Kanooter valve, will cause it to detonate! Check your rear seal. Don*t know about the pinon angle though, Are you running oil restrictors, Also if the spring gets lodged in the oil screen, it could cause a springy pickup.
suicidebomb
That's a valid point. I'd forgotten how detonation prone the old analog Kanooter valves were. With introduction of digital Kanooters in mid '02, the occurance of Kanooter initiated detonation was a thing of the past...