| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,756 | I've had good luck with a seal design that clamps onto the top of the valve guide with a flat spring and has a Teflon insert that rides on the valve stem. It's not as compact as the tiny P/C style seal that requires the top of the guide to be machined down so double or triple springs can be used. It's a good compromise between the umbrella seal that's supposed to ride up and down with the valve stem and the racing-type seals. As above, if that type of seal is used, don't use the O rings. Jerry
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