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Old 04-05-2010, 09:45 AM
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i'm rebuilding an 1982 4.1/250 L6 engine but i need to know whay type of valve seal it uses. since there wasn't any when springs were removed.
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i'm rebuilding an 1982 4.1/250 L6 engine but i need to know whay type of valve seal it uses. since there wasn't any when springs were removed.
IIRC, your engine was pre- positive oil seal, so all there might have been is the o-ring stem seals and the steel umbrellas under the retainer that cover the top portion of the springs.
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