02-11-12, 12:44 AM
Quote:there is no hard and fast rule with regards to the wear on the valve train.
He's right .... not all of the movement is caused by wear.
Its a huge stack of dissimilar metals (steel and aluminium) that gets repeatedly heated, cooled and vibrated.
Steel and Ally both have a habit of 'creeping'.
Leave them 10 years: its surprising that the engine is still underneath the tank :rollin .