lt1 valve guides
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From: Kempner, TX
What? Are you considerng trying to install valve guides yourself?
I can't help but think, based on your questions, that you haven't tackled a job like that before. It's one of those jobs best left to professionals at a machine shop. They'll know what parts you need and have suppliers they use.
Replacing guides calls for holding some really close tolerances. Even with the over 40 years I've worked on engines I still won't attempt to replace guides. All sorts of terrible things can result if they're not installed just right.
Jake
I can't help but think, based on your questions, that you haven't tackled a job like that before. It's one of those jobs best left to professionals at a machine shop. They'll know what parts you need and have suppliers they use.
Replacing guides calls for holding some really close tolerances. Even with the over 40 years I've worked on engines I still won't attempt to replace guides. All sorts of terrible things can result if they're not installed just right.
Jake
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From: st louis, mo area
HA!! That's funny mang!! No, I'm hardly equipped to replace valve guides. Actually, I'm taking a pair of 89k mile 643 castings I picked up last week to get the guides replaced before shipping them off to AI. The machinist is slammed so I'm gonna pick up the guides and drop them off along with the heads.
Brett
Brett
If the heads need new iron guides they are probably not worth the effort, if they just need bronze liners which is more likely I believe AI lists a price for that right on their site, just let them do it.
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