I'd get a few more 2nd opinions. There is absolutely no reason not to
install hardened exhaust seats except to save money. If you plan on anything
more than occasional driving, you need hardened seats with modern fuels.
Many machine shops don't want to bother with inline motors. They can do two
V-8s in the time it takes to set up and do an I6, so they will discourage
you and quote high prices. Keep looking.
JAck / Winter Park FL
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry White <twhite@bcbsal.org>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 10:16 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] 235 Head
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>Question Time,
>I've been using about 6 quarts of oil in 4 to 5 weeks now and
>cylinders 3 & 4 Quite firing so after some checking , no. 4 only had
>30 psi . After noticing some bent pushrods but no obvious valve
>malfunction I pulled the head to check for a blown gasket. Found
>nothing with the naked eye. I'm now about to send it to a machine
>shop, the guy I'm thinking about using has said I should not replace
>the valve seats even if it still has the old leaded gas ones in it.
>Everything I have read says to change them while you have it off
>anyway. Is it really that big of a deal, or is it that this guy may
>not want to work on an old I-6 head ?
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>Thanks in advance, I am way over my head ( no pun intended I here
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>Terry White
>56 3100
>Harpersville Al.
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