I called my mechanic today about the stuck valve. I asked him if the valve
guides he installed were bronze. He said no, and he wouldn't touch a bronze
guide with a ten foot pole! He thought I should try a pint of Marvel Mystery
Oil in the tank for the break in period, and that it probably wouldn't stick
again.
In a message dated 6/7/00 4:45:55 AM !!!First Boot!!!, BobMGT@aol.com writes:
> I just did a partial rebuild on my XPAG engine. I had the cylinder head
done
> by a professional British car mechanic, new everything on the head plus
> hardened valve seats. I ran the engine in the garage yesterday for an hour
> between 1500 and 2000 rpm. All was well. Today I took it out for a very
mild
>
> drive around the neighborhood. A couple blocks from home the number two
> exhaust valve stuck. It eventually popped back out and I made it home. Is
> this a big problem or just a normal thing with a recently rebuilt engine?
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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