Thread: Lapping Valves
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Old 09-05-2003, 11:58 AM
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Lap them in and there should be a thin grey line all the way around the face on the valve, and the seat should all be gray. If so you're all set. As soon as you start the engine they will seat the rest of the way. Don't get to excited about seepage, etc.

I once saw an engine that, when the cylinder was filled with compressed air at TDC, leaked like mad. You could feel and hear air coming out of both the carb and the tail pipe. After some miles it was completely sealed. (Not that that is a recommended practice, but they will self seat even when the seal is practically nonexistant.)
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