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Old 06-07-2020, 08:58 PM
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Default Bronze Guides

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Originally Posted by Gaz64 View Post
Placing the piston at EXACTLY TDC allows you do open the valve off the seat to feel the guide.

I would have bronze guides fitted to tighten the clearance up.
The valves will seat more reliably, the engine make more consistent power, less likely to break a valve head off, and the valve seals should work better.
They are bronze according to the literature, just a bit over honed i think...
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