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Re: Valve seats on a Detroit 53 series
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Posted by Bob on July 05, 2005 at 12:26:21 from (64.21.249.40):
In Reply to: Valve seats on a Detroit 53 series posted by Kirk_t on July 05, 2005 at 12:17:17:
I've ground lots of valves over the years, and even installed some seats, but I would not consider tackling this job, if I were not familiar with it and had the correct tools and knowledge. After the seats are installed, they will need to be ground concentric to the guides, anyway, and the $$$ on top of that to have a machine shop familiar with those heads install the seats will be money well spent. There are too maney $$$ at stake if a seat breaks or comes loose, as there is no extra room for anything to be out of place over the piston of a diesel engine. My suggestion for this one... let a "pro" do it! While you're at it, check out the price of a re-con head. Some are very reasonable, and you would have a good warrantee to go with it, should something go wrong!
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