Dave:
It's a good thing Lawrie posted before I did. His experience is worth
listening to, my fatuous comment was going to be "I don't think you have to
worry about valve recession if your engine stays on the stand!"
Kelvin
whose own pathetic track record of putting a B into service is nothing to be
proud of.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of David Macedonia
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 6:55 PM
> To: MG Mailing List
> Subject: Hardened Valve Seats
>
>
> All,
>
> While we're on the topic of hardened valve seats, can someone
> tell me how
> necessary they really are? When I had the machine shop
> overhaul the block
> back in '97, the owner insisted that hardened seats weren't
> necessary if the
> car wasn't going to be a daily driver? What you all think?
>
> On a different topic, it's been 6 years (yikes! time flies at
> my age), since
> I completed the restoration of the engine. Unfortunately, it's still
> attached to an engine stand waiting for a car to go into!
> Hopefully, now
> that shell is back from the restoration shop (they did a
> wonderful job),
> I'll have it back in the car before the Summer. Are there any special
> precautions I should take prior to cranking the engine for
> the first time?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
> 1966 MGB
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