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It's a flathead. The valve is in the block.

I do have a friend that is a machinist .... he mentioned the oversized seat thing .... but then said .... "but at that point you usually just junk it." Damn!!! A coworker suggested using JB Weld to hold the seat in ...... If I attempt this .... as a last resort .... how can I press the...

Thanks guys ..... It was very loose. The block was pretty worn. I attempted the staking method but it fell back out within 3 or 4 revolutions. Looks like I'll be swapping in the other engine I have. ..... I think the engine I'm hoping to swap in has a different pulley mounting setup...

Thanks, slomo. I was hoping there was an easy fix that didn't require disassembly. I bought it for the good condition deck, but the rest of the mower appears to be good. It needs to be mowing!

So I bought this mower with a dead cylinder. I pulled the offending flathead to find the valve seat had come loose. See video ... Is there an easy procedure to fix this? What am I looking at?