[Fot] Unleaded and valve seat damage: Myth???

[Doug Mitchell]

This pops up every now and then. My dad wrote an article that is now
on the VTR website regarding valve seat recession. It used to be kept
on the Team.Net site.

See: http://www.vtr.org/maintain/valve-seats.shtml

Doug

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Doug Mitchell
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-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Mark Eginton
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:30 PM
To: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: [Fot] Unleaded and valve seat damage: Myth???

As an old car buff for too many years, I can't say I have ever lost a 
valve to unleaded gas. From flatheads through muscle cars including 
vintage motorcycles and 40 years of driving this Triumph. I thought I 
would be safe on this engine and go ahead and do the valve seats when an 
old machinist I like to use told me its all a myth and that he has never 
seen valve seat damage either. "I'll be glad to take you money..."

Just thought I would ping the list before closing on this decision.

Best,

M
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