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Old 09-12-2021, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by eschaider View Post
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
Ed, WHY is the question !!! and currently I still don't understand WHY my valve guides are worn !!!
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