[TR] Valve seats (was VIN)

[Randall]

> Now, on to Triumphs.  What is the latest thoughts on hardening seat valves 
> in a TR3?

Hasn't changed, IMO. Most of the time, it's not necessary if the engine has run on leaded in the past, and the seats haven't been reground. I wouldn't pull the head just to install hardened seats, unless the lash keeps closing up on the exhaust valves.

But if you are going to grind the exhaust seats, which would remove the lead-infused layer of steel, then having hardened seats installed makes sense to me. 

 Still not a guarantee (I've got a head on the shelf with badly recessed inserts), but what Deere calls "best practice".
https://i.imgur.com/BVKvsV4.jpg

As far as " business good, government bad", its like comparing moldy oranges to rotten apples.  Personally, I'm really glad our government isn't run like the place up the street, which has had something like 5 different businesses in the past 10 years. Just think for a moment about every dollar you own suddenly becoming like a gift card to Montgomery Wards. I've got a whole box of "hard" currency from around the world, and most of it is worthless as money.

Not to mention the medical bill my late wife ran up before she passed. I'll never forget the insurance agent admitting he had known for months that they were not going to pay, but didn't want to tell me.
-- Randall
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