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Re 1296 valves...

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Subject: Re 1296 valves...
From: Odd Hedberg <odd@triumphclub.se>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 23:29:51 +0100
Cc: 1-Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Joe, 
in one of my 1296's we fitted valves from the 1750 [?] Triumph 
built SAAB 99 engine - and they're _pretty_ tightly fitted into the 
head...  Had to "reshape" ;-) the seats in order to fit them... But 
the stems was the same if I remember correctly. 
/Odd 

Joe Curry wrote:
> Anybody know what are the largest valves that can be crammed into 
> the 1296 head?
> 
> This question does not rule out replacing the seats to accommodate
> larger valves.
> Regards,
> Joe 


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