As promised I have posted an articleon my blog about using bronze guides in
cast iron heads.
Michael Salter
100S (1955)
3000 Mk111(1965)
100 (1953)
AHX12 (1953)
Bugeye (1961)
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
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From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: May 15, 2007 10:26 AM
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 100 Valve Guides Correction .....Oh mea Culpa
FWIW, I've run bronze guides in a BJ8 head for over 60K miles with no
apparent
ill effects. I'll certainly be watching for the blog ...
bs
Michael Salter wrote:
> I woke up in the middle of the night and realized that I had given Greg
the
> incorrect answer to his valve guide question last night.
> Bronze valve guides should NOT be used in a CAST IRON head.
> They are ok in an aluminium head, sort of.
> As my kids used to say..."Sorry, mixed up my mind there."
> I will say 50 "Hail Marys" and write a blog page explanation.
>
> Michael Salter
> 100S (1955)
> 3000 Mk111(1965)
> 100 (1953)
> AHX12 (1953)
> Bugeye (1961)
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
>
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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