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Subject:Re: Rebuild Questions
From:David Schwarze
Date:Mon, 8 May 1995 11:14:44 -0700 (PDT)

Vahid Lajevardi writes:
> 
> 
> 3- On the valve that I replaced, the head looked good. Is it pretty much a 
>    must the you would have to re-grind the head everytime you replace the
>    valve?

First off, you should replace all 4 exhaust valves together.  The manual
I use says that they should never be reused, unless they are sodium filled
in which case they can be reused one time.  The seats should be reground
so there will be a nice smooth surface for the new valves to seat against.
If you absolutely can't get the seats ground, then at least lap the valves
really well.  Standard disclaimers apply...

-David

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