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Re: Teflan Valve Seals

To: "Kai Radicke" <mowogmg@pil.net>, "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Teflan Valve Seals
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:23:36 -0500
Kai,
        Teflon seals work very well and most machine shops are equipped to 
modify
your guides to accept them. No big price usually. I will caution that in
combination you should use slicon/bronze guides as you'll not be getting
the oiling that the iron guides want anymore.
        my .02  Peter C
At 08:48 AM 6/16/99 , Brian Sanborn wrote:
>
>Kai,
>
>I had Teflon valve inserts done on my TR4 head and they have worked out so
>far.  Really too early to tell.   But they should do all the things you
>said.
>
>Brian Sanborn
>62 TR4          CT16260L  - Groton,  MA

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kai Radicke <mowogmg@pil.net>
>To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 7:44 AM
>Subject: Teflan Valve Seals
>
>
>>
>>The TR6 will need head work eventually, probably this coming winter, and a
>>fellow LBC owner had mentioned having the machine shop fit Teflan valve
>>seals, I was a bit skeptical and then today I found similar advise for
>>owners of Jag V12 cars.
>>
>>"TEFLON VALVE STEM SEALS: Michel Carpentier says, "Teflon valve seals are
>>the way to go. They last forever, plus you can fit them on the exhaust
>>guides as well. Less blow-by, reduced crankcase pressure, no more oil
>leaks,
>>and cleaner oil to boot."
>
>>So has anyone fitted these to their TR6?  Does a supplier produces these
>or
>>will my machine shop have to fabricate them?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>--
>>Kai M. Radicke -- kmr@pil.net
>>1966 MGB -- 1974 Triumph TR6
>>
>>


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