okay, i know how the reed valves work..... i pulled mine out and noticed a corner of one was chipped and a few of the other pedals were not seating correctly. i tried to flip the pedals over and the gap was still the same. i know that having the pedals stay open will cause fuel to be pushed from the carb back into the air box but other then that what kind of performance symptons would i notice from having bad reeds. if loading up at lower RPM's is one please let me know.