At 11:08 10/15/2004, Kenneth Wilford wrote:
>So what valves are any of these folks using?  Who knows?  I could be
>wrong but unless you know the brand of valves that Marnel is using here
>in the US and you know the brand of valves that AMC is using in Spain
>then you are just guessing that they are different, better, etc.  I
>don't know these things.  All I know is that in my experience as
>installer and a parts sales person I have had no problem with the
>readily available US version valves.

I can't speak to brands -- but I've got some brand-new valves I picked out
of Bob Donald's trash can a few years ago (I'm always picking up bits of
metal for the lathe...) and they are pretty scary-looking.  I wouldn't want
them in my engine.  Every other valve I've seen in my life has looked
highly finished, polished stem etc -- these reminded me faintly but
definitely of machine-tool stuff coming from India, which is in no way a
compliment.  Not that they couldn't be ok, but the totally sub-standard
workmanship suggests otherwise.

david

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation"