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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Twellsie
i am struggling to understand this a little, valve seat i presume is the area that the valve sits into which is cast into the head? when you say fall out, is it a part of the head that breaks away or is there some kind of insert that sits in there?
When the material around the seat gets hot, it expands and as a result allows the valve to fall out.

The more meterial there is, the heat wont be as high as there is more material there.

Correct me if im wrong Stu.
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