xmark kawasaki engine

byount

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while I was rebuilding the engine I found that the valve guides are moved out of place is there a fix for this or do I buy new heads. ( was smoking )
 

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If the guides have moved the heads were probably overheated ruining the alloy hardness. Briggs (for instance) will not sell bare guides, probably because they will also move when reinstalled. When I had the problem the press fit measurements were ok , but the guide moved again. New head with guides solved the problem. In my case only one of the Intek V 24 heads was affected suggesting a casting quality problem also.
 
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