Re: Valve Bay Surprise

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2015/5/30 1:03:09

Thank you O_D for the help and description of the "hand Lapping" tools and procedure. I would have never come up with the "suction cup on a stick" idea yet it makes perfect sense.

I think that biggest challenge will be not so much in finding the power grinder as finding the stones or I should say the correct stone to do the seats. When I first got my '51 200 Deluxe I had it gone over by my mechanic and though he has an extremely well stocked shop, he had to track down the power grinder for the valve seats. He wound up borrowing one from one of his older neighbors.

However before I get too far ahead of myself, I will need to remove the valves, springs and lifters from the engine. I plan on getting to that during the coming week. When I do, I'll take pictures of the valves and post them for comments and suggestions from all you with more experience with this process than I - which is a lot of people!

Again, my thanks to you, O_D, as well as Avanti64 and Wes for the guidance over and around the many pitfalls.