8BA valve seat grinding

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Originally Posted by 61Klassic

Hi. I’m in the process of grinding my valve seats to set the lash as I have non adjustable lifters. Due to the fact the valves aren’t at 90 degrees to the deck, my cutting tool is creating a larger valve seat contact area towards the piston as it is obviously contacting this area first.
Could anyone advise if this is correct or what I need to do to rectify the issue.

Thanks in advance for any help
Kev

Kev
So you are grinding the seats to set the tappet clearance? If the seats are good why not butt grind the valve stems?
Maybe I am missing something which is common for me.
John