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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: GJCAT427 on January 27, 2019, 09:03:35 AM

Title: valve seals on heads question.
Post by: GJCAT427 on January 27, 2019, 09:03:35 AM

The Tunnel port head I have had PC seals on both intake and exhausts. Question can you run umbrella seals on the exhausts and PCs on the intakes with out doing any harm? I keep reading that PCs on exhausts will possibly gall and to use the umbrella on the exhaust for more oil lube. Would this cause a smoker and use more oil than I want? Give me the pros and cons. Guides are cast iron by the way. 

Title: Re: valve seals on heads question.
Post by: blykins on January 27, 2019, 09:20:15 AM

I use Viton seals on every engine, both intake and exhaust.  Cast iron guides or bronze.

Title: Re: valve seals on heads question.
Post by: Barry_R on January 27, 2019, 09:48:45 AM

I also run viton on most stuff both sides.

Some race folk run no seal at all on the exhaust side, and I have done that a couple times when the engine showed a tendency to stick a valve (iron head stuff back in the proverbial day) with no apparent ill effects.