viton valve seals-- All the same?
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Pro
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From: ATLANTA GA
viton valve seals-- All the same?
im installing a cam and ive read that the intake and exhaust valve seals were different,,
The kit i recieved they all appear identical. Is this going to work?
The kit i recieved they all appear identical. Is this going to work?
Melting Slicks
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From: Northville Michigan
If you purchase your valve stem seals from GM you will find that the intake seals are a reddish color and the exhaust seals are black. You can use the exhaust seals for both the intake and exhaust, but not the reverse.
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damn... these are aftermarket...... They are all black and the hole appears to be exacty the same size....
The kiit is from Texas speed..
Do you think the sent me all exhaust seals so there would be no margin for error?
The kiit is from Texas speed..
Do you think the sent me all exhaust seals so there would be no margin for error?
Melting Slicks
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From: Northville Michigan
On small inexpensive items such as valve stem seals, I always us Genuine GM Parts. I go to my local Chevrolet dealer and buy directly from him. That way there is no concern about the quality or fit of the parts.
Good luck with your decision.
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They're all the same size and black... they're fine. I had replaced the seals with oem when doing a spring swap at 60k from all the HPDE use on my stock motor.
Then at 70 I put my cam in and it was one of the first things I noticed. I called LGM to double check and they confirmed that it was supposed to be that way and just fine.
10k later and I've had no issues... no smoking or oil consumption.
Then at 70 I put my cam in and it was one of the first things I noticed. I called LGM to double check and they confirmed that it was supposed to be that way and just fine.
10k later and I've had no issues... no smoking or oil consumption.
