[DeTomaso] Valve Stem seal and Keeper replacement

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

On the subject of keepers I have a question that I asked before but never got a reply for. What single groove keepers will allow me to keep the stock spring retainers when switching to new valves? I can find new keepers match the angle but not ones that match the old keeper OD. I've been unable to find aftermarket retainers that dimensionally replicate the stock ones for correct installed valve spring height.

Tomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: <asajay at asajay.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 4:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Valve Stem seal and Keeper replacement


> 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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