Lube for valve stems?
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Lube for valve stems?
When assembling heads, what do you guys use as an assembly lube for the valve guides / stems?
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HAHAHA....
Well, I was really hoping to get a concensus from all the pros on this board, but so far I've gotten three different answers.
So which is it? Oil? Assembly Lube? Wheel Bearing Grease? Does it even matter?
Of all the engine building topics addressed here, I've never seen anyone talk about how to pre-lube valve stems. There's got to be a "right way" to do it.
Well, I was really hoping to get a concensus from all the pros on this board, but so far I've gotten three different answers.
So which is it? Oil? Assembly Lube? Wheel Bearing Grease? Does it even matter?
Of all the engine building topics addressed here, I've never seen anyone talk about how to pre-lube valve stems. There's got to be a "right way" to do it.
I've been using the lube from Manton Racing Products...
Got a sample from Terry at the PRI show and it's great...
Got a sample from Terry at the PRI show and it's great...
"Quality" is like buying oats. You can pay a fair price for it and get some good quality oats,
or you can get it a hell of a lot cheaper, when it's already been through the horse.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Ed Curtis - www.FlowTechInduction.com
or you can get it a hell of a lot cheaper, when it's already been through the horse.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Ed Curtis - www.FlowTechInduction.com
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Mechanicsburg PA? Howdy nieghbor!
Anyways... what type of clearance and material are you using?
If you are running super tight clearance in any tight bronze or CuBe then you need to pay close attention to what lube you use (personally have had no problems w/ synergyn assembly lube). Anything else...motor oil will be fine.
Anyways... what type of clearance and material are you using?
If you are running super tight clearance in any tight bronze or CuBe then you need to pay close attention to what lube you use (personally have had no problems w/ synergyn assembly lube). Anything else...motor oil will be fine.
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Same here.
thnx, jack vines
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Well, I was really hoping to get a concensus from all the pros on this board, but so far I've gotten three different answers.
So which is it? Oil? Assembly Lube? Wheel Bearing Grease? Does it even matter?
Same here.
thnx, jack vines
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I'll need to check on clearances. These are just lightly used iron heads with thin wall bronke guides. I am pulling them apart to set-up new springs.airflowdevelop wrote:Mechanicsburg PA? Howdy nieghbor!
Anyways... what type of clearance and material are you using?
If you are running super tight clearance in any tight bronze or CuBe then you need to pay close attention to what lube you use (personally have had no problems w/ synergyn assembly lube). Anything else...motor oil will be fine.
I am just an amatuer with a street car doing a low-budget heads / cam swap on a Chevy 327. The Engineer in me tends to sweat all of the little details, hence the question. From what I reading, I suspect oil will be just fine, since parts have already been "run-in" for about 1000 street miles.
Yes, I am from Mechanicsburg. Been there about 4 years (Pittsburgh Native).
Dillsburg, eh? Do you have a full service machine shop? I'll have to remember you if I ever get around to doing a "real" build.
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My trusted 'head guy' who has been doing them forever will ONLY use motor oil... especially with positive seals. He said that so little oil gets in there, that the grease doesn't get washed out, and can turn to paste. He said he had seen residue from greasy prelubes that could stick a valve.
In the regular 'rebuilder' world, lubes such as Lubriplate are common... and Lubriplate will DEFINITELY turn into a stiff paste in a fairly short timespan.
Oil works just fine, and leaves nothing to worry about. I would most definitely NOT use a lube with a gel, pasty or greasy consistency. Liquid ONLY.
The guy mentioned above is from a family that has been doing automotive machine work since the 1930's. I'm not set up with all the tools to do heads, so he does the basic work, and I do the setup and assembly. When I asked about valve prelube, he was very FIRM when telling me to only use oil. (this has been some time ago, and I've never had a problem with motor oil)
Just another angle...
In the regular 'rebuilder' world, lubes such as Lubriplate are common... and Lubriplate will DEFINITELY turn into a stiff paste in a fairly short timespan.
Oil works just fine, and leaves nothing to worry about. I would most definitely NOT use a lube with a gel, pasty or greasy consistency. Liquid ONLY.
The guy mentioned above is from a family that has been doing automotive machine work since the 1930's. I'm not set up with all the tools to do heads, so he does the basic work, and I do the setup and assembly. When I asked about valve prelube, he was very FIRM when telling me to only use oil. (this has been some time ago, and I've never had a problem with motor oil)
Just another angle...
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