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John Packer 379 Valve Guide Replacement

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:39 pm
by Projack
Hey all. I was wondering if any of you knew what I could use to get the old valve guide off of my Packer so that I can refit a new one on. Love the horn but one of the guides goes out about once a year. Normally I would just take it to the local repair shop but they are closed because of COVID and don't want to drive the hour and a half to the next closest repair shop. I was wondering if rubbing alcohol or even GooGone might be good but honestly I do not know. I have never done a repair on my horn so any and all advice is welcome and appreciated!

Re: John Packer 379 Valve Guide Replacement

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:55 pm
by Art Hovey
Post a photo of the piston, showing the valve guide clearly.

Re: John Packer 379 Valve Guide Replacement

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:37 am
by GeoffC_UK
https://www.johnpacker.co.uk/prod/valve ... el-jp379cc
There is a technical contact via JP's web site.

Re: John Packer 379 Valve Guide Replacement

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:21 pm
by GC
There was a set of those included with my JP377. It seems like you just pull the valve, unscrew the valve button, pop out the old one by prying it upward, and push a new one in its place.