[DeTomaso] Valve Stem seal and Keeper replacement

[Asa Jay Laughton]

That -is- the plan after this engine comes out.  But till then... I wish 
to enjoy it a little bit more first.
:)

Asa Jay


Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/8/09 5:39:29 PM, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>
>   
>> Dan has told me the stock valve stems and keepers can separate after long 
>> use, and possibly at high rpm. 
>>
>>     
> True- and its happened to Pantera owners, especially if the keepers are 
> multi-groove ones that do NOT clamp the valve stems tightly. But changing to 
> stronger forged single-groove keepers also requires changing the valves 
> themselves to match. If you do that, and the requisite valve job, it's easy to 
> change to all-teflon stem seals. Maybe next engine.... Good luck- J Dertyke
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