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How to Check valve guide wear on my heads just purchased?

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Old 06-09-2012, 02:50 PM
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Default How to Check valve guide wear on my heads just purchased?

hey guys just recently orderd some 799's and i to the springs off and i was checking all the guides and some of the heads have some wiggle not a whole lot but the have a bit of wiggle is that ok?
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It should be checked using a dial bore gauge, which is not inexpensive. It is usually more practical to have a machine shop check them.
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right on man thanks
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It should be checked using a dial bore gauge, which is not inexpensive. It is usually more practical to have a machine shop check them.



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