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Valve guide installed projection (NA8)
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Not yet checked against the factory manual for your car's year. It's verified in the 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual; later manuals may differ.
Height: 0.721—0.744 in (18.3—18.9 mm)Height: 18.3—18.9mm {0.721—0.744 in}
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Dimension A is installed guide projection from the head reference surface along the guide axis. Verify after installation. Factory installer depth L uses the same range; use correct SST. Source states exhaust guide may replace intake guide despite original differences.
Applies to
- NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.
- Verified in: 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual
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- 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop ManualTier 1
Page B–49 (PDF p. 86) · Printed value & notes
Page B–49 (PDF p. 86)Printed: “Height: 18.3—18.9mm {0.721—0.744 in}”
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