Definitely chilly this morning....Brrr 5 crisp degrees in NE Ohio Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 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 > themtoo... > > > > > >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 > > >> > > >> > > >>--------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > >>With MSN Spaces email straight to your blog. Upload jokes, > photos and > > >>more. It's free! <http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2740??PS=47575> > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Netscape. just the net you need > >
