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Originally Posted by CLV8
Ed, there are so much wear that no need to measure them. When you take a valve in hand you can move it very easily on the guide (0.03" to 0.04" wear).
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If the valves can be noticeably moved side to side you probably have worn guides and they would be the source of the
oil entering the intake ports.
If we accept the worn guides answer to the
What question, the questions that remain to be answered are the
Why did they fail and the
How to fix questions so as to avoid a repeat performance.
BTW .003 to .004" stem to guide clearance while not desireable, on a street driven car it is also not that bad. The amount of
oil you are showing in the ports belies .003 or .004" clearance.
Ed