New KOYO Bearing, new shaft slinger. Shaft is straight. Clean used piece. $300 plus shipping. I will post pics soon. PM me if interested

I've did several searches on this, and came up with a majority vote on not installing 1.880 exh valves intothe 049 oval port heads due to the chances of hitting water. Always thought putting big valves in the 049's was the right thing to do. Are the chances still there if you go with a valve...