Subject: of valves, guides and liners
Author: brian c
Date: May 3, 2005, 10:34 AM
Post ID: 1718806209
New question, different motor.
I am working on a friends Ambassador- my very broke friend on a
shoestring budget. Needs valve guides replaced - he was burning oil- I
did a compression tests and it was fine, took off the heads and the
valve surfaces look fine, but when I took them out they are too loose in
the guides- checked the stem taper and it is Ok too (checked the specs
in the book, don't remember off hand)- anyway, if it were me I would get
new valves and new guides from MG Cycle and be done, but that is also
about $300 for both sides. One suggestion from an auto guy was that is
the taper is good, to ream the existing valve guides and insert guide
liners- I priced the liners and they are about $10 for 4 and talked to
an automotive machine shop that quoted $100 to ream 4 existing guides
and install the liners and trim them.
Anybody ever done this?
Now, the other thing is that I don't know the history of this engine,
but from the condition of the valve surfaces, this seems to be premature
valve guide wear- which would lead me to believe there is a problem with
the rocker aligment somewhere- or is it possible that poor valve
clearance adjustment could cuase this as well? Or maybe someone just put
in new valves with old guides last ime?
near Berkeley, CA
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'95 1100sport
'73 v7sport project