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Cast Aluminum
Coolant passages
Traditionally,
combustion
chambers
would have
one exhaust
valve and one
intake valve.
Multiple Valves
Four valves
per cylinder –
two exhaust
and two
intake valves.
Pentroof
design – each
pair of valves
are inline
Blown Head Gasket
Cylinder Head Removal
All aluminum
cylinder heads
should be
removed with a
reverse torque
procedure.
Cylinder Head Resurfacing
Heads should be
checked in five places
for warpage,
distortion, bends or
twists.
Check manufacturers
specifications,
maximum tolerances
usually around .004”.
Valve Guides
The “bore” in the
cylinder head that
supports and controls
lateral valve
movement.
Often integral on
aluminum heads
Valve Guide Wear
Guides are
checked in 3
locations
With a small-hole gauge
then measured with a
micrometer
Or checked with a small
bore gauge
Valve Stem Wear
Measured with a
micrometer at
three separate
locations.
Intake & Exhaust Valves
Automotive
valves are
of a poppet
valve
design.
Valve Materials
Stainless steel
May be aluminized to
prevent corrosion
Aluminum
Hardened valve tips and
faces
Stellite (nickle, chromium
and tungsten) valve tips
and faces
Stellite is non-
magnetic
Valve Materials
Sodium-filled – a hollow
stem filled with a metallic
sodium that turns to liquid
when hot (heat
dissipation).
Exhaust valves are largely
comprised of a chromium
material (anti-oxidant) with
nickel, manganese and
nitrogen added.
May be heat-treated
May be of a two-piece
design
Valve Seats
Camshaft “break-in”
The lobes of the cam and the bottom of the
lifters must be coated with a molydisulfide
lubricant often called “cam lube”.
This insures that the cam is properly
lubricated during “break-in”.