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what's the advantage to bronze guides?
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 BN4 100-6
with BT7 engine and disk brakes.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 8:07 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> I think the 'trick' is to ream extra clearance in the guides (esp. the
> exhaust). We didn't give specific instructions to the guy who built my
> head, but he is a race engine builder and probably knew to do this.
>
> Or maybe I just got lucky.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> I have used bronze valve guides and have always had trouble with them,
> I've made them work but it's always been a hassle. I don't do it anymore.
>
> Cheers, Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM
>
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>
>
> Sure wish I'd read that article before I put 110K miles--still going
> strong--on my BJ8 with stock iron head and bronze valve guides.
>
> Bob
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
> Great article and sleuth work on figuring out why bronze guides and cast
> iron heads are a bad idea in this month's Healey Marque Magazine. Love the
> technical jargon, ie all black and yucky. Good job explaining all the
> technical stuff.
> Cheers
>
> Mr. Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">what's the advantage to bronze guides?</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div=
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 =
BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 engine and disk brakes.</div></div></div></div=
></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 8:07 AM, Bob Spidell=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#000000">=
<div>I think the 'trick' is to ream extra clearance in the guides (=
esp. the exhaust).=C2=A0 We didn't give specific instructions to the gu=
y who built my head, but he is a race engine builder and probably knew to d=
o this.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Or maybe I just got lucky.=C2=A0 <br><=
/div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div><div>Bob=
<br></div><div><br></div></font></span><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight=
:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,=
sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div><br></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><span class=3D"">I have=C2=A0used bronze valve guides and =
have always had trouble=C2=A0with them, I've made them work but=C2=A0it=
's always been a hassle.=C2=A0 I don't do it anymore.<br>=C2=A0<br>=
Cheers, Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM<br><br></span><div><hr><br><span cl=
ass=3D""><div><br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;fo=
nt-size:12pt"><div>Sure wish I'd read that article before I put 110K mi=
les--still going strong--on my BJ8 with stock iron head and bronze valve gu=
ides.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Bob<br></div><div><br></div><hr><div sty=
le=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12p=
t;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><br><div><br><=
/div><p dir=3D"ltr">Great article and sleuth work on figuring out why bronz=
e guides and cast iron heads are a bad idea in this month's Healey Marq=
ue Magazine. Love the technical jargon, ie all black and yucky. Good job ex=
plaining all the technical stuff.<br> Cheers</p><p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs=
<br> Portland,OR</p><br><br></div></div></span></div>
</div>
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