The valve stem size is 5/16th and the OD of the guide is .500 inches. If
you go to a chevy drag race shop and ask for teflon seals for this
combination you will get what will fit. Don't tell them its for a spitfire.
Ron
ReK Racing
----- Original Message -----
From: <RC1NUKE@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 6:55 PM
Subject: Valve guide seals and other stuff
>
> My parts are in and I should get my head back for my 77 tomorrow.
> We went with a slightly deeper valve seat to replace the loose ones.
> My machinist found some valve guide seals for a Volkswagen that look like
a
> good fit,
> he is cutting down the guides and installing them today. The problem was
> getting a seal that would fit within the dual valve springs that I just
put
> on before I found out about the loose valve seat. I could have gone back
to
> the single springs but I really liked the way the engine revs in the 5-6k
> range with the doubles.
> I'll run this setup for another thousand miles or so and get back to the
list
> with how the seals work and the brand/part number.
> Also found a Timken website with a lot of good part numbers for Triumph
car
> bearings. The front wheel bearing #'s are 07100s-07210x and 03062-03162
inner
> seal is 1110.
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