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indeed, and to think it was 61 on
Thursday...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:40
PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Tips or
tricks for valve spring R&R?
N.E. Ohio weather- 0 Degrees, flurries. So cold the birds
are walking brrrrr. gm66
--- "Clint Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From:
"Clint Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb
2006 20:56:19 -0600
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net>
Subject:
Re: [Chevelle-list] Tips or tricks for valve spring R&R?
I've
pulled the plugs and stuffed small cord into the cylinder,then turned
the
crank to TDC.
Clint Hooper
H&H Custom,owner
1969 El Camino
ProTourer
2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm
>
>From: Ron Zeppin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
>
>Hi Michael... a few places make a piece that screws into your spark
plug
> >hole on the head, and you hook a compressor up to it, filling
the
cylinder
> >with compressed air
> >keeping the valves
up... by far the easiest way to do it... I think they
> >may even
sell them at Harbor Freight... I'm sure Powerhouse has them
too...
>
>
> >Ron
> >
> >Michael Heiser wrote:
>
>
> >>Put a new cam in the '66 454; am now changing out the
valve springs.
First
> >>time I've done this, and it's going
slow. Any tricks to keeping valves
in
> >>closed position while
compressing the spring? Seems it's more "luck of
the
> >>draw"
whether the stud-mounted compressor I'm using will press the valve
>
>>into the head or not, for either the removal or the installation
step.
> >>Heads are on the engine, in the car; tips or tricks
welcome. Thanks.
> >>
> >>Back to the garage!
>
>>
> >>__________________________________
>
>>
> >>Mike Heiser/
> >>/1966 Chevelle SS | 1969
Chevelle Malibu | 1969 El Camino
> >>Chevelle & El Camino Club
of Oregon, ACES, Team Chevelle
> >>
> >>
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