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Originally Posted by Tunames
No valve equipment. Gonna need at least one new valve if not both exhaust valves. The manual says that if doing valve work on these engines the exhaust valve has been updated and both valve and seat need to be replaced.I'll have to take it somewhere. Do you think I should pull the jugs off and just take them in? That way I can check the pistons and rings.
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It's up to you. As many problems as these engines have as they get older, it's a risk doing that. My drop the governor gear, may lose a rod....
You can go to the expense and trouble of pulling the jugs but I'm afraid something may happen down the road that will waste all the work. I'm not a big fan of doing a partial rebuild. To me, it's all or none. And, you may fix it and it run for 10 years.
I'll say this the same way I'd tell a customer. If it was mine.... I'd take the whole engine in and see if they could do a valve job. Slap new ones in (if they can't be ground, which it looks like the head on the one valve you posted is bent), grind the existing seat and go on. Or do a complete rebuild. Your choice. That is what I recommend. Just my
