Anyone know someone that can make a valve guide for me?

[beezergent]

Anyone know someone that can make a valve guide for me?

I have a separate post in the pre-war section about the catastrophe that befell my R35-4 where I dropped the head off an exhaust valve.

With help from people on her and other BSA gents, I've almost got everything I need - except a replacement exhaust valve guide - and I've exhausted all conventional sources of that part so it's time to find someone that can make one.

I have the part number, an illustration and a schematic with sizes - does anyone know anyone that could make a guide for me?

[chaz]

obvious question... where are you?
have a look in Yellow Pages or google engineering companies in your area.

sort of thing we used to do on nights, when we had more machines , Steve Riley at Piston Broke in Bristol is good, if you can get sizes Hitchcocks do Enfield ones oversize as standard replacement parts so other BSA suppliers may know of someone.

[beezergent]

Obvious omission - I am in Glasgow

[Willie Dee]

J.Cuthil Engineering Bannockburn or Agra Engineering Dundee might be able to help.

[Splodger]

Have you checked    http://www.cornucopia-enterprises.de
They seem to have a good selection of valve guides for old beezers

[beezergent]

Thanks for the helpful suggestions. As it turned out, help was not far from home, near Oban and a knowledgeable (but non- BSA) engineer.