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Mkol
Joined: 04 Aug 2023 Posts: 32 Location: uk
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:17 am Post subject: Valve seat damage - how worried should i be? |
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Hi all, im scavenging for more experienced opinions on things im finding on my engine refresh..!
pulled the head today and found some damage on the valve seats pictured, how worried/concerned/totally bummed out should i be about this!!
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peterld
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 949 Location: Noosa Heads QLD Australia
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Very!
Has to be fixed. Period. Or find a replacement head. _________________ 80/81 932/8 ROW |
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Mkol
Joined: 04 Aug 2023 Posts: 32 Location: uk
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, thats a pity, it was all going so well!
could you give me any guidance to what could be done to rectify it?, im new to head work so learning every day..
many thanks! |
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Kenodog
Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2651 Location: Vancouver,B.C.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:40 am Post subject: |
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You find a replacement head, they are cheap and plentiful. Welding unknown aluminum that has been heat cycled and impregnated with oil over the last 40 years is sketchy at best.
Me _________________ 1979 Euro 931, Olive
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safe
Joined: 18 Mar 2017 Posts: 592 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Agree, get a new head.
It could be fixed, but it would be way more expensive.
Don't just throw away the old head, at least save the valves to see if they are reusable. Most valves I've removed has been trash, so finding a usable set is nice. (I scavenged three heads to find enough for one head I rebuilt)
There are reproduction valves available now. _________________ /Magnus, Stockholm Sweden
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