I've had our 292 with -113 heads rebuilt by a local, reputable shop (Blaine's Motor). Well, they are human, and the person who cleaned up the valves missed dressing a couple of valve stem tips. They still show some wear from their former life. I have some good jewelers files and I'm pretty capable of dressing a good flat surface, so, I went to touch them up. I noticed that they seemed to cut fairly easily. Admittedly, my files are designed to cut hard metals such as platinum, but, I would have expected that they were fairly well work-hardened and should put up some noticeable resistance to being cut. What do you guys think, is it time to re-rebuild my heads or is this normal for Y-block stock valves?

About me:
I'm Jeremy and My son Dylan and I are working on Albatross, our '55 F500. Don't see too many of them on cruise night, do ya? Thanks to those of you who make this forum available. I've read most of the technical forum up to page 34 and I'm learning a lot. Your time and efforts are appreciated.




BTW: I can't seem to post via my stoopid iPhone, but, that is no significant surprise. Pressing the "POST" button gets no result.