valve guides
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valve guides
i pulled my 6.0 out to do some work on it and ive sent the heads out to a machine shop and their saying the valve guides are bad. for some reason they cant find any to replace them with and im having the hardest time finding valve guides. any help?? this is the last thing keeping me from putting my motor back in
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This is one thing I don't have in my motor parts list. This is the only place I know that might have them: Industrial Diesel Engine Replacement Parts Dealer, Aftermarket Rebuild & Overhaul Kit Systems Supplier
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WOW I didnt know this was an issue
And I have never seen it come up B4 with all the Head repair work that has been posted here.
I thought that when they shave the heads that they would also press NEW valve guilds in
So what your saying is all the folks that got there heads shaved did NOT replace the Valve guilds
Lets say If A guy had some heads that had 250K on them I would think he would want new Valve Guilds pushed in with New Valves and possibly valve springs
IIRC I saw a company once that You would take and drill the valve guild out and then push in there new Liner I think that they gave you a new valve to install with it all I dont know to much about this method I just read about it
And I have never seen it come up B4 with all the Head repair work that has been posted here.
I thought that when they shave the heads that they would also press NEW valve guilds in
So what your saying is all the folks that got there heads shaved did NOT replace the Valve guilds
Lets say If A guy had some heads that had 250K on them I would think he would want new Valve Guilds pushed in with New Valves and possibly valve springs
IIRC I saw a company once that You would take and drill the valve guild out and then push in there new Liner I think that they gave you a new valve to install with it all I dont know to much about this method I just read about it
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these guys are saying they cant get a hold of any guides, but after talking to them more on the phone they wanted all new valves. i drove up there yesterday to see what was going on and the "experts" were pulling the valves almost all the way out to check to see if the valves wiggled with no tension on the valves i may add. so to be sure i grab one valve that was still hooked up and hey no wiggle no bad valve no bad guide. there just bone heads who are afraid that if something happens to the valves ill sue.
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So what your saying is all the folks that got there heads shaved did NOT replace the Valve guilds
As for this Blade, ive asked the machine shop and they can shave the heads without replacing the valve train they just have to remove it before shaving. im a real pain in the butt when i comes to people doing work on my truck that i for whatever reason cant do. i asked a million questions.
So what your saying is all the folks that got there heads shaved did NOT replace the Valve guilds
As for this Blade, ive asked the machine shop and they can shave the heads without replacing the valve train they just have to remove it before shaving. im a real pain in the butt when i comes to people doing work on my truck that i for whatever reason cant do. i asked a million questions.
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WOW I didnt know this was an issue
And I have never seen it come up B4 with all the Head repair work that has been posted here.
I thought that when they shave the heads that they would also press NEW valve guilds in
So what your saying is all the folks that got there heads shaved did NOT replace the Valve guilds
Lets say If A guy had some heads that had 250K on them I would think he would want new Valve Guilds pushed in with New Valves and possibly valve springs
IIRC I saw a company once that You would take and drill the valve guild out and then push in there new Liner I think that they gave you a new valve to install with it all I dont know to much about this method I just read about it
And I have never seen it come up B4 with all the Head repair work that has been posted here.
I thought that when they shave the heads that they would also press NEW valve guilds in
So what your saying is all the folks that got there heads shaved did NOT replace the Valve guilds
Lets say If A guy had some heads that had 250K on them I would think he would want new Valve Guilds pushed in with New Valves and possibly valve springs
IIRC I saw a company once that You would take and drill the valve guild out and then push in there new Liner I think that they gave you a new valve to install with it all I dont know to much about this method I just read about it
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these guys are saying they cant get a hold of any guides, but after talking to them more on the phone they wanted all new valves. i drove up there yesterday to see what was going on and the "experts" were pulling the valves almost all the way out to check to see if the valves wiggled with no tension on the valves i may add. so to be sure i grab one valve that was still hooked up and hey no wiggle no bad valve no bad guide. there just bone heads who are afraid that if something happens to the valves ill sue.
I beleive to check the valve/guild you need to take the spring off
Not shure but I think the spring would hold tension on it making it hard to feel any play between the two and should be checked where it rides normaly in the guild
If you pull it most of the way out the valve stem might not be as worn at that location vs where it normaly sits
IDK but theres probably alittle art to checking them right
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IDK what a Ball Mic even is Cheezit
But when I took my truck in for saftey inspect they used a Mic on the Brakes But that thing was right on the money I had like 1/16th of Brake pad left it Failed. I was glad it failed actully saved the roter
heres what google brought up is this even close Cheezit
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SPI Ball Type Small Hole Gages .125-.500 4 Pcs Set | eBay
here ya go this is basicly the same type of set I learned how to do it on.
incert tool expand till drag is felt remove then mic the ball at the widist part.
sounds easy enugh.
there are other ways Im sure but this works.
perhaps someone can find a better link that wont expire.
here ya go this is basicly the same type of set I learned how to do it on.
incert tool expand till drag is felt remove then mic the ball at the widist part.
sounds easy enugh.
there are other ways Im sure but this works.
perhaps someone can find a better link that wont expire.