DarkBlack
Veteran Member
I’m not intimately familiar with this engine, and I know there was different valve train versions of that engine made.
That said, hardened valve seats, in general, prevent valve depression over the lifespan of an engine. It’s not a significant factor in short term temperature related valve train clearances. That’s determined by other thermal expansion factors like the metallurgical properties of the camshaft, lifters, cylinder head , push rods( if they exist), valve stems, etc..
That said, hardened valve seats, in general, prevent valve depression over the lifespan of an engine. It’s not a significant factor in short term temperature related valve train clearances. That’s determined by other thermal expansion factors like the metallurgical properties of the camshaft, lifters, cylinder head , push rods( if they exist), valve stems, etc..