Did you try O'Connors?
on 1/8/03 10:19 AM, Larry Colen at lrcar@red4est.com wrote:
> It turns out that my ported head was cracked, not just warped, so the
> leak may have been the crack rather than a blown gasket. Anyways, my
> old, stock, head needs new valve guides. I missed finding out that I
> needed them in time for BMS to order them on the order Dave sent out
> by about half an hour yesterday.
>
> Two questions:
>
> What are the relative advantages of cast iron vs. bronze valve
> guides? Both Dave at BMS and my machinist prefer cast iron because
> they last a lot longer, but can't quantify how much longer. Dave does
> have bronze guides in stock, but I very much want to do things right.
>
> Other than British Motorsports, are there any places between San Mateo
> and Campbell that are likely to have cast iron guides in stock?
>
> lrc
>
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