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PackardV8 wrote:
Money ????? I don't quite understand.
Let me rephrase the question:
If one has positive valve seals ALREADY installed, then why would one spend any money...
IF positive valves seals are controling the oil to at least a satisfactory or optimal level then why use the spring baffles WITH positive valve seals in the SAME engine???
PV8,
No need to get complicated, you answered the question in the second paragraph. Your real question is WHY there is a NEED for for people to spend money on these parts. The answer is that people often spend money simply because a smart entrepreneur is offering them something and implying that they need it. Y'know, makin' money.
If there is a real or perceived or even potential problem where such parts can be of help, rebuilders may have different approaches... seals, baffles, both... or neither. There are apparently many Packard V8s out there that have required no "fixes," and hold their oil just fine.
That doesn't mean it's necessarily a bad idea to install some recommended parts when doing a rebuild on an engine that did not use oil excessively. In that case, it's just an extra ounce of prevention for the rebuilder.
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