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OK, good news and bad news. The good... I got all the inner springs out and locks back on without dropping a valve into the cylinder. I brought the pistons up to TDC and worked two sets at a time. The bad...I lost one lock. I thought it dropped outside of the engine, hit the subframe, slid down a bit and clinked on a couple frame parts before coming to rest with a metal to metal light "clunk". I had my eye on the spring compressor and other lock that was still on the stem. After I got the second one off, the search began. An hour later, no lock. I looked high and low. Even ran the magnet wand in the subframe. No luck. I didn't actually see it drop, so now I'm wondering if it fell in the engine. Thinking about it, it would have been about the same sound falling down the valley, clinking on the cam and crank before falling on the windage tray with a light "clunk". I'll give it another look tomorrow but if I can't find it I think I may be pulling the motor....again ;( Maybe I ca n get a magnet wand down to the windage tray and get lucky??? Disheartening to say the least. Sheen> .........................................................................> I did it on my engine without much of a problem. I borrowed a spring > compressor from my engine builder (I think it was a Moroso unit) that > screws onto the rocker stud. The other thing you need is an air > fitting (you can get from most any auto parts store) that screws into > the spark plug hole and you hook it to your air compressor. The air > pressure will keep the valves closed while you change the springs.> > Lee _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
