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#866885 07/15/2012 12:00 PM
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Does anybody know the valve stem height for a 1955 235 with soild lifters as measured from spring pad to end of valve?I need intake and exhaust. Head had been rebulit and was worn out so I did not want to go off of old parts. I have bigger intake valves and installed ex seats and new valves. I can grind seats to propper height. Thanks John

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The assembled height of the valve springs for a solid lifter 55 engine is 1.86". You can measure the distance on a new valve with the spring retainer and keepers installed from the underside of the retainer to the top of the stem, and add that to the spring height specification to get a target dimension to work with. Hydraulic lifter engines use a 1.84" spring height dimension.
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That will work thanks intake a lot longer!! thanks again John


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