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Old 13-07-2008, 07:47 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I had hardened valve seats put in about 9 years ago, i've ony done about 9000 miles in it since
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Old 13-07-2008, 10:51 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Valve seats and valve [stem oil] seals aren't the same things.
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Old 13-07-2008, 10:54 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Personnally i think its your valve seals. They only way mine where spoted was when i took it to a rolling road day with kernow cruise.
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Old 13-07-2008, 02:34 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I agree with Tegimel, but I wouldn't worry about sorting this very minor bit of smoking anyway. Sometimes it can assist in upper cylinder lubrication, something that will be beneficial in an engine that's been converted to run on unleaded fuel.
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Old 14-07-2008, 04:45 AM   #20 (permalink)
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ok, thanks for all your help, i might leave it then.
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