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Re: Valve Guide seals

To: MJSUKEY@cs.com
Subject: Re: Valve Guide seals
From: Jay Snable <jsnable@mac.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 10:40:42 -0700
I had seals added the last time the head was worked on. I use Kent 
double springs which seem to be fine. The seals are from some sort of 
BMW - don't know the measurements. I imagine any good machinist would 
be able to come up with something.

Jay

On Saturday, May 31, 2003, at 07:10 AM, MJSUKEY@cs.com wrote:

> I know this was talked about before but I wasn't paying attention.  On 
> valve
> guide seals on a TR6, Do you have to run single springs?  Do you have 
> to
> machine the OD of the guides? Any other modifications needed? Any body 
> who is
> running them, did they cause you any other trouble? And last but not 
> least, who
> sells them for the TR6?
>
> Oh, BTW, only 10 responses to the failed lifter survey.  7 out of 10 
> had
> failures.  Not enough data to really establish a trend.  I will keep 
> plugging
> away.  I am going to try some mods to mine when I put my motor back 
> together next
> week.
>
> Thanks,
> Marty

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