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Another service, hard seats
« on: March 01, 2014, 03:06:02 AM »


Among other things the Indians dont have a good handle on is valve jobs.  The way they cut the head makes it difficult to do a nice three angle job so I have invested in equipment to install the hard seats. These are Qual-Cast products, as good as it gets, installed in a new 7 stud India head. Bowls will of course be blended and deck resurfaced before we call them done. This is a needed modification for a working engine in my opinion.

If you cant get it done locally I can help you out.

1- Clean head and parts
2- hard seats plus installation and seat profile
2-valve grind (if reusable)
2- knurl and ream guides (if reusable)
2-bowl blending to seats
1- Mill deck
1- Re-assemble
1- Return ship USPS flat rate box  continental US only please, others extra.
$100  Plus valves, plus guides if needed.

Or send your clean bare head with guides installed and your valves  $70

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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2014, 09:48:36 AM »
From the picture you have, it also looks like whoever faced off the head, had the facing tool set below centre height.

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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2014, 11:26:33 AM »
From the picture you have, it also looks like whoever faced off the head, had the facing tool set below centre height.
I see you have handle time on a lathe, :)
Yes the tell tale nub is there. The lathe they used must have been a dandy as the entire cut is cone shaped.

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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2014, 09:52:26 PM »
Funny, I was thinking the same thing and I scrolled down to find out others were too. I just got a little 1927 South Bend heavy 9 restored and working nicely.
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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2014, 02:58:39 AM »
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The lathe they used must have been a dandy as the entire cut is cone shaped.

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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2014, 03:52:16 AM »
1- Return ship USPS flat rate box  continental US only please, others extra.

Wow, they will let you ship that in their flat rate box ?  I'd have thought it was over the weight limit.  Wonder if they toss it around like the other packages ?


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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2014, 01:44:42 AM »
Ya there is a weight limit, 70 Lbs. Probably could ship two heads in one of the large boxes.
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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2014, 10:45:38 PM »
Interesting - I'd never thought of machining the head flat in a lathe.  I always thought you used a mill for that  ???
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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2014, 10:36:57 AM »
Interesting - I'd never thought of machining the head flat in a lathe.  I always thought you used a mill for that  ???

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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2014, 04:30:03 PM »
What is the finished valve height or depth ?

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Re: Another service, hard seats
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2014, 08:12:52 PM »
Interesting - I'd never thought of machining the head flat in a lathe.  I always thought you used a mill for that  ???

A milling machine would always be preferable, due to ease of setting up, and holding the cylinder head.

As the OP has already stated one of the problems with facing a head in a lathe, is producing a faced surface that is concave. Even good manual centre lathes will produce ever so slightly concave surfaces (as this is preferable to having a convex surface)