Vintage Minor Register

Thanks for your reply Ian. Having looked at the seat more closely I am wondering if what I am seeing as bright groove is in fact metal sitting (melted ?) onto the valve seat. The number 4 valve has a bright area at one point which almost looks like a flake of metal on the seat surface. I wonder if i...

Following problems getting up the steep hill to my house I found my 1932 SV minor had no compression on middle two cylinders so have set about changing the head gasket. After a struggle with the head jammed on the studs, studs shearing off etc. I have removed the head and taken the valves out. Havin...