> ---------------------- > Question (2) > Do you know what metal is used for the valve guides > in todays > engines.Aircraft engines use to use bronze guides. > That may have changed > by now. Curious to know about modern auto engines. > -------------------- > Nop, aks Bob Donald, he should know... but they are > not bronze... and, > they are NOT the problem, they are hard enough, the > AMC valve look if it > was made out of scrap metal... proof! : today i had > fun for a few > minutes, i put one hold AMC valve and one hold VW > valve in a vise, i > banged them with a hammer as hard as i could! well, > what new, i had the > hardest time to bent the VW one, you wanna see the > AMC...... > > I'm sure that we are the only one reading all that > stuff!!! he he he,
Oh not that's not true! I am finding this interesting! Cheers,
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