'59 Plymouth Forum

- slugged valves are a sign of worn valve guides. Take a closer look and you’ll see the new bronze guide

- … from outside

- machining valve seats.

- more pictures

- decking the surface

- heads with valves

- and here the specialists from the machine shop -
Rectificadora de Guimarães.

- Meanwhile the intake manifold came back from sand blasting. Untill today it’s an enigma to me how the the carbon could get inside of it. It’s almost clean now, but ...

- ... bad news. The intake manifold has a crack.

- Well, it’s time to reassemble the heads. The weather here in Portugal is still good, but it can change in an instant and become wet. It’s better to hurry up now.

- The valves came with the engine overhaul kit from Egge. If I would do it again, then I would invest a little more money in better valves. Some of the valves showed a little difference on the head. Although we are talking about very small differences it causes a different pre-load on these valves. I had to make some shims to achieve the correct and equal pre-load.

- see the pictures.

- more pictures ...

- and more pictures...

- and that's it for today! #1 exhaust valve is inn.

- Same procedure on the intake valve.

- The only difference is the valve stem seal

- … and on this valve I had to use a shim

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Some pictures – before and after


- Looking back gives me a chill

- What a difference

- the new, hardened valve seats are clearly visible here

- exhaust valve before and

- ... after. The car won’t be a race car but a travelling car, therefore a friend dissuaded me to polish the ports.

Gentlemen,

- may I present you the world’s probably youngest Mopar mechanic?
- My son Francisco decided to help me with the 361. In fact he already shot a lot of pictures you have already seen before,
- … but this time he is responsible for the proper fit of the head gaskets.

- The heavy stuff is for daddy then.
- “Fresh” overhauled cylinder head meets block
- and Francisco closes the gab.