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v6man54deg              Geffd

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Home for Christmas
« on: 20 December 2006, 10:50:54 »
Hi All - Half way through my tour of Afgahnistan and managed to get leave for christmas  :y - no sign of any omega's out there but fixed a good few Landrovers though.

All the best for Christmas and the New Year

Geoff
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #1 on: 20 December 2006, 10:55:45 »
Hi Geoff, Glad you made it back OK,

Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year to you
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #2 on: 20 December 2006, 10:56:29 »
Glad your home safely Geoff. Merry Christmas mate :)
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #3 on: 20 December 2006, 11:00:06 »
Glad to see you back again Geoff.  Enjoy the break!
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #4 on: 20 December 2006, 11:05:21 »
Hi Geoff, good to see you made it home safely for a well earned break.  :y

Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year.  :y ;) :)
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #5 on: 20 December 2006, 11:35:46 »
Hi Geoff, glad its going ok for you.

I have a question regarding the V6 heads.

How are the valve guides fitted and when replacing them do they need to be

a) Stuck with some retainer

b) Reamed following fitting

I have some heads which need new guides and if they dont require reaming then I could tackle it myself.
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #6 on: 20 December 2006, 11:41:40 »
Welcome back Geoff -  Merry Xmas
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #7 on: 20 December 2006, 13:05:36 »
Welcome back for the hols Geoff  :y
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #8 on: 20 December 2006, 14:18:25 »
Welcome back :)

Hope the next half of your tour goes equally well  :)
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #9 on: 20 December 2006, 17:45:17 »
Good to see you back, have a good 'un  :y
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #10 on: 20 December 2006, 17:53:45 »
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Hi All - Half way through my tour of Afgahnistan and managed to get leave for christmas  :y - no sign of any omega's out there but fixed a good few Landrovers though.

All the best for Christmas and the New Year

Geoff

welcome back mate,
i wish u good holiday!
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #11 on: 20 December 2006, 20:01:20 »
Welcome back and welcome home  :y

And merry christmas  :)
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #12 on: 21 December 2006, 10:57:58 »
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Hi Geoff, glad its going ok for you.

I have a question regarding the V6 heads.

How are the valve guides fitted and when replacing them do they need to be

a) Stuck with some retainer

b) Reamed following fitting

I have some heads which need new guides and if they dont require reaming then I could tackle it myself.

Good grief...give the man time to get his coat off!!     ;)
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #13 on: 21 December 2006, 13:29:40 »
LOL... welcome back, good to hear things are going OK :)
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Re: Home for Christmas
« Reply #14 on: 21 December 2006, 18:26:49 »
Hi Mark they were frozen and then forced in (interference fit) most remanufacturers heat the head up to remove them - not a good idea due to the tight tolerances they were machined to (microns). I just replace the valves - the only damage to the guides is the 8mm overhang into the ports - never had any comebacks - where as, ones that have been replaced in the above manner have been known to come loose!!!!!!!
this is why Vauxhall advise a new cylinder head.

They also sell valves with oversize stems - there's a special kent moore reamer set that also re-cuts the valve seat at the same time.





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Hi Geoff, glad its going ok for you.

I have a question regarding the V6 heads.

How are the valve guides fitted and when replacing them do they need to be

a) Stuck with some retainer

b) Reamed following fitting

I have some heads which need new guides and if they dont require reaming then I could tackle it myself.
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