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Postby clee » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:18 am

Upon closer inspection a few of the valves have kissed the pistons .I'll be having to lap them all in again and blue them for piece of mind ............
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Postby simontaylor » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:18 pm

I hope you know why so many valves have kissed their pistons?
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Postby clee » Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:40 am

simontaylor wrote:I hope you know why so many valves have kissed their pistons?


I've got a petty good idea ..............................
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Postby turbo 5 » Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:56 am

:D mixing Stella and Becks, never a good idea. Try Red stripe on your next assembly :D :D
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Postby BIG_MVS » Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:27 pm

turbo 5 wrote::D mixing Stella and Becks, never a good idea. Try Red stripe on your next assembly :D :D


I think you will find that's Peroni :? , if it was "wifebeater" (AKA Stella) then he probably would have done it right!!
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