Stellite valves are what I discovered in my 350 heads I recently had
refurbished by the machine shop.
The Stellite is an Italian patent for some steel alloy. They are still
available and are the valves of choice for heavy duty applications.
You should not have to rebuild the heads on a yearly basis.
Good luck.
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith <kvdurand@mail.esc4.com>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Big Blocks 454 - 502
|Used to be all good valves were called Stellite. Since Stellite is a trade
|name, is stainless the same stuff?
|----- Original Message -----
|From: <Passnb4U@aol.com>
|To: <peter@petervolwerk.demon.nl>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
|Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 8:01 AM
|Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Big Blocks 454 - 502
|
|
|> In a message dated 1/12/00 7:38:10 AM Pacific Standard Time,
|> peter@petervolwerk.demon.nl writes:
|>
|> > Hi to all,
|> >
|> > Some one offers me a 502 Cui engine out off a firetruck and now I
would
|> like
|> > to know if there are parts of the 502 that will fit my 454 engine.
|> > Do any of you know if the heads from the 502 will fit the 454, I use
|LPG as
|> > fuel for the 454 and from this fuel the valves don't last long, I have
|to
|> > rebuild the heads allmost every year, so it will be nice to have spare
|> > heads.
|> >
|> > Greetings,
|> > Peter Volwerk.
|> >
|>
|>
|> Hmmn, the 502 from the firetruck may be a tall deck block, but
|everything
|> inside and on top except for piston and intake mainifold, should work for
|you.
|>
|> When you have the heads rebuilt, are there special valve seats and
|valves
|> that could be used? Like hardened seats and stainless valves maybe?
|>
|> Mike
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