The seats on the exhaust side will need to be replaced
with the hardened seats sooner or later. The modern
gas burns a lot hotter.
--- Rick Warren <stovebolt@classictruckshop.com>
wrote:
> On Sun, 12 November 2000, Holly and Chris Mills
> wrote:
>
> > Chris, I forgot to add this to my last response,
> > your truck is an AD (advance design), but your
> > code is GP, G means: 1949, P means: 3100. Sorry
> > about that.
>
> > Rick Warren
> > 55 1st series 3100
> > White Heath, IL.
>
>
> > I'm running a stock '49 engine in my old Chevy.
> Since gas around here is
> > all without lead what's going to happen to the
> valve seats?
> >
> > Is it a big deal or are engines with aluminum
> heads only at risk (valve
> > seat recession or soething like that)?
> >
> > This truck is seldom under much of a strain - just
> hauling me around. The
> > bed is too pretty to carry much in it.
> >
> > THANKS!
> >
> > CHRIS in Tennessee
> > scmills@tntech.edu
> > ICQ: 5944649
> >
> > '78 Westy (maybe some CIS injection,Corvair,
> turbos --- hmmmm...)
> > '65 Beetle (Type IV powered)
> > '99 CR-V 5 speed
> > '49 Chevy 3100 Pickup
> > '81 Honda CB900C
> >
> >
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