John M. Trindle writes:
> Do soldering shut the poppet valves really help? They're still in the
> way, aren't they? And that's where any real power loss would be, I would
> think.
Todd Mullins responds:
Oh, sorry. A bit of careless wordsmithing on my part. What I meant to
convey is the process of _ripping the valves out_ and soldering the
resultant holes shut. The PO, or somebody, did this to my HIFs. There
is no obstruction.
> What about getting solid plates instead of tacking the valves closed?
This would work, too
I thought one purpose in soldering the poppets was to keep the engine from
swallowing them when they come loose - with catastrophic results!
Comments, anybody?
Allen
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