Probably a good idea to replace both the exhaust valves and the intake valve while you are at it.
JohnB On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 8:29 AM, John Brinkman <brinkman.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Really interesting video on the internals of the E61 Group Head together > with an explanation of how it works. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jn28YTS3OQ > > Explains how the bottom seals work very nicely > > JohnB > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 2:02 AM, Ben McCafferty <bmacpi...@me.com> wrote: > >> To Ira's point, I'm pretty sure the seals are integral to the three >> parts; not sure they're removable. >> best, >> bmc >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 12, 2015, at 13:15, Ira <laza...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Jesse, >> >> Saturday, September 12, 2015, 12:27:11 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> Thanks for the response! When you say to rebuild the grouphead, which >> parts exactly should I replace? The three valves alone are about $50, so I >> was hoping to pin point where the problem was specifically. I did read an >> old post about just replacing the seals so I'm curious whether I could just >> get away with that. >> >> >> Remind me monday and I'll see what my cost for the parts is. I get >> wholesale at the local espresso parts supplier and it's quite astonishing >> the markup some of the internet places get. If it's 10 years old you should >> probably replace everything but as I recall it's not that much money and >> it's certainly not difficult. You just need wrenches for the big nut on top >> and the big nut on the bottom. Tape before wrench helps prevent scratches. >> Luckily, I already owned the proper tools. >> >> -- Ira >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to brewtus@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to brewtus@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to brewtus@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
