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Old October 11th 06, 05:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
erik
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Default Bootlegging Butts


wrote:
Veedub heads need new guides now & then, especially for the exhaust
valves. If you're tooled up for it pulling the old guides is a
piecea cake. Core-drill the buttery soft bronze guide, slide the heads
into the oven, heat slowly to 450 degrees Fahrenheit then pop out the
cored guides with a properly sized drift and one well-aimed blow of the
hammer.


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-R.S.Hoover



Very entertaining story, Bob. Is there a "combined works" of R.S.
Hoover " published, and, if so, where can get one hold of it?

Erik Snyman
Messina
South Africa