FE350 ENGINE
Cylinder Head
2001 Pioneer 900 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Manual Page 13-15
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1. Clean the cylinder head thoroughly. See Cylinder Head Cleaning and Inspection on page 13-12.
2. Recondition the valve seats with the valve seat cutters (45° x 35mm, 30° x 35mm) and lap the valves.
2.1. Using Prussian Blue, check the seats for good contact all the way around. See Valve Seat
2.2. Measure the seat width of the 45° angle portion of the seat at several places around the seat
2.3. If the seat width is more than 0.079 inch (2.0 mm), the seating surface should be resurfaced.
2.4. Resurface the valve seat with a 45° (exhaust port) or a 30° (intake port) cutter (CCI
101655401), removing only enough material to produce a smooth and concentric seat (Figure
13-26, Page 13-15).
∆ CAUTION
• Use care not to dull the cutter. Do not turn the cutter counterclockwise or allow it to hit a metal object.
2.5. Use a 60° x 35mm seat cutter (1) to narrow the seat width to the standard width.
2.6. Turn the seat cutter (1) clockwise one turn at a time while pressing down very lightly. Recheck the
width after each cutter revolution. See following CAUTION and NOTE.
Figure 13-24 Check Mark on Valve Head
Figure 13-25 Measuring Valve Seats
Figure 13-26 Resurfacing Valve Seat
0.0197 INCH/0.0433 INCH
(.50/1.10 MM)
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Measure seats in
several places.
Resurface
valve seat with
(45
°
exhaust port)
or
(30
°
intake port)
cutter.
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