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RE: Valve stem oil seals. Do they work?

To: "Timothy Holbrook" <tjh173@yahoo.com>, <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Valve stem oil seals. Do they work?
From: "Kyle Rice" <kkrice1@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:01:42 -0700
Everyone,

Valve stem seals from a 1960 era Hemi motor will work.  These are the only
ones that will fit with the double valve springs.

Kyle.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Timothy Holbrook
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 7:43 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Fwd: Valve stem oil seals. Do they work?


I have valve stem oil seals on my car, along with the rocker oil feed
line, and the setup works great.  However, I don't know if the oil
seals will work as a "band aid" for you car.  It sounds like your
guides have some wear in them, which is causing the leak.  I replaced
my valves and guides, and fitted the seals.

By the way, I have no idea who the vendor or part number was for the
valve stem seals.  Sorry!  But I think you just need to provide some
basic measurements to someone who is in the business, and they can
suggest seals that will work.

Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6


--- Pim Alferink <p.alferink3@chello.nl> wrote:
> From: "Pim Alferink" <p.alferink3@chello.nl>
> To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Valve stem oil seals. Do they work?
> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 00:10:21 +0200
>
> A year ago I had to replace the rockershaft since a rocker had fused
> itself
> onto the shaft.
> The other rocker had left some marks too.
> Reason: too little oil on top.
> With the new rockers I also installed the additional rocker feed.
> Works wonders, now I see oil coming out of the weepholes.
> Disadvantage I found the oil consumption to have increased (which is
> not
> uncommon I'm told).
> To counteract the blue fumes in the back, one advice I got is to
> install valve
> stem seals.
> For the people that did that, I'm interested to hear your experience.
> Pim
> Pimento '73
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