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Re: No leaded fuel. What to do?

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Subject: Re: No leaded fuel. What to do?
From: Richard Gosling <rbgos@perkins-engines.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 14:38:03 +0000
Jeff,

The cylinder head modification is a fairly straight-forward job - for
someone with the right experience and tools.  The cylinder head is
removed, and the valves taken out of the head.  A recess is machined
into the head at each valve location, and a hardened steel insert
fitted, which is machined to give the new valve seat.  New valves should
ideally be fitted.  This is also a good opportunity for a de-coke, while
the head is off.

That is pretty much it.  In the UK, there are a number of places doing
the work, usually charging around 200-300 GBP (I think).  Who you could
get to do this for you in the US, and how much they would charge, I do
not have the first idea - anyone out there got any ideas?

Richard Gosling
Daffy (Inca yellow '78 Spit 1500)

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