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Re: intake valve woes

To: Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net>
Subject: Re: intake valve woes
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 07:05:44 -0500
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
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Yup, it sounds like severe valve seat recession to me.  Pull the head 
and have hardened valve seats installed at your friendly neighborhood 
machine shop.  While your'e at it, try to figure out why #4 is getting 
that hot.

Chris K.

Rick Fisk wrote:

>Sounds like the valve seat (or the valve) is going away on you.  Measure the
>height of the valve stem on the offending valve (with the valve fully
>closed) and compare it to the others.  I'll bet it's "taller".  You're gonna
>have to pull the head anyways.  :-)
>
>Rick
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Brad Fornal" <toyman@digitex.net>
>To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>; "Yahoo Spridget list"
><midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 9:26 PM
>Subject: intake valve woes
>
>
>  
>
>>Ok, so someone tell me WTF is
>>going on!! .......................





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