<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body><div><div style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I think the main advantage is the larger margin as far as the retailer is concerned...<br>Michael S<br>BN1 #174</div></div><div dir="ltr"><hr><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">From: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com">i erbs</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Sent: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">27/01/2016 11:10 a.m.</span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">To: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">Bob Spidell</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Cc: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Re: [Healeys] Mike Salter. Bronze guides</span><br><br></div><div dir="ltr">what's the advantage to bronze guides?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 engine and disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 8:07 AM, Bob Spidell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><div>I think the 'trick' is to ream extra clearance in the guides (esp. the exhaust). We didn't give specific instructions to the guy who built my head, but he is a race engine builder and probably knew to do this.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Or maybe I just got lucky. <br></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Bob<br></div><div><br></div></font></span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br><div><br></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>I have used bronze valve guides and have always had trouble with them, I've made them work but it's always been a hassle. I don't do it anymore.<br> <br>Cheers, Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM<br><br></span><div><hr><br><span><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><div>Sure wish I'd read that article before I put 110K miles--still going strong--on my BJ8 with stock iron head and bronze valve guides.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Bob<br></div><div><br></div><hr><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br><div><br></div><p dir="ltr">Great article and sleuth work on figuring out why bronze guides and cast iron heads are a bad idea in this month's Healey Marque Magazine. Love the technical jargon, ie all black and yucky. Good job explaining all the technical stuff.<br> Cheers</p><p dir="ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs<br> Portland,OR</p><br><br></div></div></span></div> </div>
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