dimebag

well the reason the cam is being replaced is that i spun a lifter... moved the cam back... so all of em ahve ****ed up wear marks on them... so their all going in the trash

telsonman

you can rent a valve spring compressor tool at autozone for like $20. you get it all back when you return it

FivePointOhh

i have a write up on replacing valve springs if you need it. tons of pictures and let me know if you have questions.

**EDIT**
dont forget valve lap and lapping suction cup

Stella94GT

dimebag are you using the stock heads and intake with that cam? if so make sure to post how it does.

schwindty

I am not to sure what a lapping suction cup is! hahaha anyways this s what I did to ge the valve springs retainers loose. I had a hell of a time getting them off, when I used the tool the retainers always went down with the spring and never came loose. Then again that engine had like 260,000 k on it. So if they are being stubborn do this

-Take a old deep socket I think I used 7/16 or 9/16
-Place it over the valve spring so it sits on the edges of the retainers
-Proceed to whap it with a big fÃ*n hammer 4-5 times
-This will knock the retainers loose (sometimes it even loosened one right out)
-Place compression tool on spring, then compress it all the way
-Use alot of back and for up and down motions to get the retainer unseated
-Might have to use some needle nose pliers to give the lil buggers help out.

Mine were kinda tricky if you need to know anything else give me a shout.

FivePointOhh

https://mustangforums.com/m_4055012/tm.htm

if you need pictures....PM me if you have questions

dimebag

uh yea guys... ihave the spring compressor.took it from school lol
the heads were recently redone... and beides, their staying on the block, so no valve lapping or anything ...
thanks for all the links and ****... i know what im doin

and yea im using stock heads/intake... ill post results for sure


btw no progrss at all today..i woke up at 1...[:@].i had to spend 2.5 hours running to parts stores to grab some ****(oil press. guage, timing chain/gears, oil, assembaly lube etc...)

and i gotta leave for work in anhour...

ill get at it tomorrow morning tho

gearbanger

ahh that sucks... hurry up finish it! and post a vid of the idleand a couple nitrous runs

dimebag

yea ill get up at a decent time tomorrow morining and get it together... i doubt ill have any vids tho... dial up ftl!!!!!

should be together tomorrow

yano what pisses me off tho, i bought a new timing chain/gears... its not a double roller... its that flat link chain... i should have looked at it before i left i guess... eh, its all anyone had instock anyway, except napa who wanted 90 bucks...

5.0stanger

I am running the same timing chain. I bought it before I took mine apart, guy told me it was a double roller[:@] I didn't know the difference. Works fine for me...only cost less than $20 and I plan on a 351 build anyway.