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Old 06-07-2020, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by tortuga View Post
They do move in the guides, some more than others...Not crazy but you can definitely feel it by hand...Didn't want to get too crazy wobbling a valve being held up by air pressure...

Guess the heads are coming off at some point.
Placing the piston at EXACTLY TDC allows you do open the valve off the seat to feel the guide.

I would have bronze guides fitted to tighten the clearance up.
The valves will seat more reliably, the engine make more consistent power, less likely to break a valve head off, and the valve seals should work better.
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