I have done the same thing when I was younger it worked.
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From: "Clint Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 8:56 PM
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
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>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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