New seals installed
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Thomastown Mississippi
New seals installed
Man, this site has some great info. The valve seals in my 77 were shot and I was dreading replacing them. That was before I did a search on here and found a ton of info on the subject, with pictures no less. I decided to tackle the job this weekend. I used the rope method on each cylinder and everything went perfect, except for chasing those little valve keepers around the shop floor a few times. Anyway, three of the old seals were completely disintegrated, and the others were as hard as a brick. I was going through a quart of oil every 300 miles, so hopefully that will improve now. The car had sat unused for 5 years before I bought it. I got everything back together yesterday, adjusted the valves, and she's running great. Not smoking at all now on initial start up. Thanks for all the info.
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Just another reason this place is well worth the admission price. It has helped many times to tackle jobs that I would never have alone. Glad it worked out for you. 
