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MG MGA - Valve Stem Oil Seals

Bob(robert) midget Turbo England.
Bob you reported here that you had the valve guides machined and this has cut down on the oil consumption.
Can you e-mail me -- david.grahame@pcshopnet.net- and let me know where you had this done. I would be grateful to talk to you about this.
Cheers
David
D C GRAHAME

Replied to your email Grahame, look forward to hearing from you. As I live in North Lincs I am not too far from you and the machinist was in Lincoln.
Bob
Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo

David, I just did this also. But not yet installed. The seals I am using are FelPro SS70373. All rubber, with circlips top and bottom. I machined a groove 0.19" from the end of the inlet guides, corresponding to the bottom spring clip position. Groove is about 60 deg V .015 deep. It seems to catch the seal nicely. The grooves are cut at the guide end that is blunt, not tapered. You could cut the same thing using a triangular file with the guide in a 3/4" chuck.
The seals with PTFE inserts are a pain to handle IMHO.
Art
Art Pearse

This thread was discussed between 24/04/2009 and 25/04/2009

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