<VV> 140 heads
Bryan Blackwell
bryan at skiblack.com
Tue Jan 30 20:59:01 EST 2007
I am trying to salvage what I can from a very nice 140 engine that
dropped an intake seat. A couple photos are here:
http://autoxer.blogspot.com/2007/01/unfortunate-setback.html
Yes, the piston is trash. The seats had been staked with a punch, BTW.
If at all possible, get all new seats, not just intakes or exhaust.
For a set of undisturbed heads, the set screw method appears to be
sufficient, but you need to be comfortable with your skills. See this
page for more details:
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/heads.html#seats
--Bryan
On Jan 30, 2007, at 7:45 PM, KELLYJRE at aol.com wrote:
> I have a nice set of 140 heads. new valves, new springs. Deflashed
> cooling
> passages. head gasket surface is perfect ( never cut ) Question is,
> should I
> go ahead and have the intake seats replaced ? I know they are famous
> for
> falling out, but what would you do. This is for a 100% stock 140
> rebuild. If I do
> get the seats done, should a corvair specialist do it, or can the local
> machine be trusted.
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