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| sliding | I need valve guides! | ||
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I need a new valve guides for my #113 heads. I've searched
on e-bay and all stores (online) that I know of but I can't find anything. How is it possible that it's so hard to find valve guides for L-98 engine? I have pulled one guide and it measures L = 2.060" I.D. = .343" or 11/32" O.D. = .557" The closest that I've found are .5643" O.D: and a little bit longer. That would be fine, but price is $8.50 each, plus $150 for shipping (they only ship with UPS). Anybody know a source for valve guides? |
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Posted on: 2009/10/22 16:59
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| Durango_Boy | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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Have you called a local machine or race shop?
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Posted on: 2009/10/22 17:01
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| sliding | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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I've talked to machine shop that does all my work.
Problem is that this engines are really rare over here, and I can only get custom made guides. That takes both time and money. If I won't find any other solution, I'll have to do it, but I'd rather buy them if possible. I've seen a lot of Honda guides for $70-80 on ebay, manganese bronze, so it's really odd to me that there are no for L-98 SBC. |
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Posted on: 2009/10/22 17:30
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| BrianCunningham | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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Have you tried contacting the Corvette clubs in Europe?
http://www.unitedcorvetteclubs.eu/welcome.html |
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Posted on: 2009/10/22 17:50
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| sliding | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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No, not yet, but I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
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Posted on: 2009/10/22 17:57
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| BillH | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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I'd call these guys, they mostly deal in top of the line engine machining tools.
These are 11/32: http://www.goodson.com/store/template ... c825bf7ae03a1a9dfe3ecb057 Or: http://www.ferrea.com/catalog/2009/Dom_Manganese_VGuides.pdf |
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Posted on: 2009/10/22 18:07
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| PeteK | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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Normally, machinests I deal with do not replace the guides. The ream them oversize and insert bronze liners.
Removing the cast iron guides from the aluminum heads often pulls a small amount of metal with them that will result in a poor press fit of the new ones. Liners are very inexpensive, and work very well. On future builds, they are slid out, and new ones re-installed just as easy. PK |
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Posted on: 2009/10/22 18:59
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| rklessdriver | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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PEP. Precision Engine Parts out of Las Vegas NV. Largest supplier of valves and guides in the World.
http://www.precisionengineparts.com/ Will |
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Posted on: 2009/10/23 1:35
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| sliding | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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Thanks Will!
I've found exactlly the guides that I need, even in bronze. I've sent e-mail to PEP so I'll see what they'll tell. Thanks! |
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Posted on: 2009/10/23 11:17
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| anesthes | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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I've heard that. I've also heard the guides like to fall out of the 113 heads, and the guys I've spoken when like to install new guides. 6 in one, half dozen the other I guess. -- Joe |
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Posted on: 2009/10/23 12:16
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| PeteK | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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I have heard of seats falling out, but the guides are new to me. I guess we are at the mercy of the machinest's preference during refresh time. They always get the final say I guess. |
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Posted on: 2009/10/23 16:20
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| anesthes | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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Heh who knows.. It's like anything else, they do it their way or not at all. -- Joe |
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Posted on: 2009/10/23 18:33
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| sliding | Re: I need valve guides! | ||
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I believe that I've found guides. It's from ebay parts supplier that I allready ordered some parts before, and he's really straight up guy. He doesn't have them offered, but he was willing to ask arround. I should have them shipped to my doors for approx. $100. It's for bronze guides. Cast are cheaper.
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