While you are doing this, are you able to replace the valve seats as well? I am doing this on a set of heads that are off of the motor.
I'm just asking b/c of how alot of people say that you should have hardened valve seats installed if you are going to run on today's gas.. Jim '66 Chevelle --- Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's also a cheap tool that does the same thing > that you can buy at Auto > Zone, etc for about $10. It isn't as good a tool but > it does work. > Don > > > KD Tools makes a tool that will compress the valve > springs with the > heads still on the motor. I have one that I used to > replace the valve > springs on my motorhome. I was able to use the hose > and fittings from my > compression tester to put compressed air into the > cylinder I was working > on to keep the valve closed when the spring was > removed. I almost > learned the hard way about moving the piston up to > the top before > removing the valve springs. If the piston is at the > bottom and you lose > air pressure the valve will fall into the cylinder. > Then you have to > remove the head. > > I found a webpage that shows the tool I am talking > about: > > http://www.mytoolstore.com/kd/kdengi13.html#3087 > > It's the first one on the page, KD 912. > > Bill Vander Werf > > @chevelles.net > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit > www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
