Valve lapping tools !! I'm converted :)

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mgbv8
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Valve lapping tools !! I'm converted :)

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I'm slowly being dragged kicking and screaming into the techno age!!

Hell! I even have a laptop and can use the internet now. Even from, my car :)

But valve lapping has always been a stick and sucker routine. I thought I was being slick by using my battery drill to do the first main cut before finishing by hand. While I was on Ebay last week I bought a lapping stick and a pot of paste for £3.99 inc delivery ?? Dirt cheap or what.

Then I saw one of those Gunson lapping things that gives the valve a shimmy back and forth and thought, what the hell! I'll try one.

I just went down to the garage to grab a cold one and found Jason using this thing on my heads. Its a cracking little tool once you get the hang of it. I'm impressed I must admit :)

So impressed that I grabbed TWO beers and told Jay to let me know when the heads were done :lol: :lol:

Hey!!
He has to earn his track time somehow eh ??


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So impressed that I grabbed TWO beers and told Jay to let me know when the heads were done
Bl00dy managers! :lol:
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Post by mgbv8 »

kev_the_mole wrote:
So impressed that I grabbed TWO beers and told Jay to let me know when the heads were done
Bl00dy managers! :lol:
Ha Ha!!!!

Spot on mate.....

Not only does he have to let me know when its done. He has to give me a full report so I can copy and paste his notes into a report on company headed paper with my name on it. Then when a client asks questions about the report I get him to reply to me so I can also paste that into a reply with my name on it !! :)

Yes!
I have to work with Managers as well at work. Well actually its Sales Reps !!

I had a chat at work with the company owners last week about how inept our sales team are. I told them we need sales engineers. Thay asked the what the diff was between a sales rep and a sales engineer??

My reply was "About £30k" :lol: :lol:

My Jay is a good lad. And he works his butt off for me and the MG !!
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Post by Magnetteman »

Having a son is a handy thing as I've found out as well.....it's worth the abuse they give and all of the 'old man' jokes for the work we can get them to do. 8-)

My boy's just finished lapping the valves in on the new performance head for his Carlton. It was his first time so I had him do it the old fashioned way with the stick and sucker. No drill yet but he did ask if it could be done.

I reckon he's another Jay in the making. 8-)
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Post by gelmonkey »

No1 son works for me and he too works his butt off.
Would I let him loose on anything to do with my car?
Not a chance :lol:
He is a good lad though (still a boy at 31)

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