| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,780 | Some 216's came from the factory with a hat-shaped metal deflector that fit on top of the valve stem between the rocker arm and the valve. Those engines didn't have a stem seal. The valves intended to use O rings will have two grooves at the top. The bottom one gets the O ring and the top gets the split lock keeper. You can also use an umbrella-style seal that rides on the valve stem and deflects oil away from the top of the valve guide. Jerry
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