My Rajo head is coming along but they asked me what they should set the valve guide clearance to. It’s got iron guides and they were thinking 2/1000 for the intake and 2.5/1000 for the exhaust. Frankly I have no idea. What have others used?
The photo shows the head assembled with very light springs so they could check the valve wipe by hand.
Rajo valve guide clearance
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Reno Speedster
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Re: Rajo valve guide clearance
That would be fine for a vintage overhead, particularly if the top end is not pressure oiled, but not much more than that to control oil getting past the stems with no seals.
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Re: Rajo valve guide clearance
Early Chev inlet .0005 to .0025" and exhaust .002 to .004" so maybe a 1/2 thou tighter on your inlets.