Ditto on the bronze guides-----maybe 25/30K miles.
> [Original Message]
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 5/15/2007 10:26:12 AM
> Subject: Re: 100 Valve Guides Correction .....Oh mea Culpa
>
> FWIW, I've run bronze guides in a BJ8 head for over 60K miles with no
> apparent
> ill effects. I'll certainly be watching for the blog ...
>
>
> bs
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> Michael Salter wrote:
> > I woke up in the middle of the night and realized that I had given Greg
the
> > incorrect answer to his valve guide question last night.
> > Bronze valve guides should NOT be used in a CAST IRON head.
> > They are ok in an aluminium head, sort of.
> > As my kids used to say..."Sorry, mixed up my mind there."
> > I will say 50 "Hail Marys" and write a blog page explanation.
> >
> > Michael Salter
> > 100S (1955)
> > 3000 Mk111(1965)
> > 100 (1953)
> > AHX12 (1953)
> > Bugeye (1961)
> > http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
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