Source for Stainless steel valves for MC head?

[ed armstrong]

Wow, thats new news to me.

Anybody else have bad experiences with the stock
sodium filled exhaust MC valves ??

--- Joseph Rae <quattro at centurytel.net> wrote:
> In the NW there have been 3 MC engines that have
> died due to exhaust
> valve failure. Apparently what has happened is that
> the weld where they
> cap off the sodium fails, and it bends the valve
> causing severe engine
> damage.
> 
> A couple of the guys here have had their sodium
> filled valves replaced
> with hardened S.S 
> 
> Since my head is being rebuilt I thought that I
> would do the same,
> however I am having a hard time sourcing hardened SS
> valves.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of ed armstrong
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 7:54 AM
> To: Joseph Rae; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Source for Stainless steel valves for
> MC head?
> 
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Why don't you just buy OEM valves for you MC head??
> Import Parts in ID sold me exhaust valves @ $25/each
> and oversize intakes for $15/each.
> 
>  -ed
> 
> --- Joseph Rae <quattro at centurytel.net> wrote:
> > Hey everybody,
> > 
> > I am looking for a source for Stainless steel
> valves
> > for my MC Head, The
> > Exhaust Valves would have to be Hardened steel.
> > There was one company
> > that was located in Nevada that had them, but they
> > can no longer get
> > them?
> > 
> > Anyone else have any sources? Other then having a
> > set made at $60 a
> > valve?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Joe
> > 
> 
> 
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