| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,829 | Removing guides without boring them out to a thinwall shell is risky business. Once the guide wall is around 1/16" thick, a simple driver mandrel in an air hammer pushes them out easily. I learned that trick while rebuilding air cooled Volkswagen cylinder heads, but it works well on any engine with removable valve guides. Jerry
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