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Re: Opinion solicited- Stellite exhaust valves

To: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
Subject: Re: Opinion solicited- Stellite exhaust valves
From: Chad Cooper <mgb72@airmail.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 10:30:14 -0500

Barney Gaylord wrote:
 If the mating surface is too wide there will be
insufficient presure from the springs (force per unit area), and the mating
surfaces will accumulate carbon buildup.

Just a little addition:
Too wide a mating surface also causes heat to build in all the wrong spots...
Chad
'72 B Daily Driver


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