Hi, Is it possible to harden the valve seats on a Navigator, so that normal unleaded fuel can be used?
If yes are the cylinder heads sold in the NOC shop already hardened?
Thanks for any help
Navigator (and all Norton) alloy head seats
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It's only iron heads that…
It's only iron heads that have issues with unleaded unless they have new seats, alloy heads had the hardened seats from the factory regardless of what some head reconditioners say.
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Even iron heads...
... are OK unless really hard worked. The FBHVC did some tests years ago withan A series BMC if I remember correctly.
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valve seats
Your Jubilee, Navigator & Electra valve seats are perfectly sound & do not need anything doing to them. As stated above, they are made from Austenitic steel and work harden.
As for Cast Iron cylinder heads, the example I heard was if you towed a caravan with a Cortina, Sierra or Granada flat out for over a 100 miles, you might just notice some valve seat recession.
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Should be Austenitic cast iron and therefore no issues with unleaded.
Unleaded has been here for 45 years now and it really isn't a reliability issue.
Just fit and forget to worry about it.
George