The seals go over the valve stems, not the guides!
Clark
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>From: Jonathan Miles[SMTP:MILESJE@novell2.bham.ac.uk]
>Sent: Thursday, September 11, 1997 12:40 PM
>To: Richard_Ceraldi-ERC004@email.mot.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: External oiler FIX!
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>> To All Smokers,
>> Did you know that John Kipping in the UK sells seals that you can put on
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>> valves? So if you want to kick the habbit you might give him a ring.
>> Richard Ceraldi
>> 71 GT6 MIII KF166L
>> Austin, TX
>> http://www.exact.com/~gt6mk3 (has link to J. Kipping)
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>Have you tried these? I got some from John Kipping to fit to my
>Spitfire 1500 and they appeared to be too tight a fit on the valve
>guide, despite soaking in oil for 24h first. Eventually I fitted them
>with force after a fashion but predictably they came off the valve
>guide and disintegrated as soon as the engine fired up. I have to add
>here that I had to have the car up and running to get to work so It
>was pointless going back to John Kipping to complain about these
>valve stem seals. He may have accidently given me the wrong size.
>Anyway, I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's used them and got
>them to work. John Kipping is not usually wrong!
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>Jonathan
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>Spitfire 1500
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