Installing valve seals
05-18-2009, 10:31 AM
#2
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You need a spark plug air adapter to hold the valves open with air pressure. You also need a valve spring compressor.
You basically remove the spark plug from one cylider at a time. Screw in air adapter to hold the valves up. Use the valve spring compressor to remove locks, retainers and springs and old seals.
Replace seal then re-intsall springs retainers and locks.
Move to the next cylinder and repeat.
You basically remove the spark plug from one cylider at a time. Screw in air adapter to hold the valves up. Use the valve spring compressor to remove locks, retainers and springs and old seals.
Replace seal then re-intsall springs retainers and locks.
Move to the next cylinder and repeat.
05-19-2009, 03:07 PM
#3
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: British Columbia
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I like the rope down the spark plug hole trick... i had a guy at our shop do the air pressure way, went home and at the end of the day the compressor was shut off and drained... well you can guess what happened to the valve
08-23-2009, 07:45 PM
#4
You need a spark plug air adapter to hold the valves open with air pressure. You also need a valve spring compressor.
You basically remove the spark plug from one cylider at a time. Screw in air adapter to hold the valves up. Use the valve spring compressor to remove locks, retainers and springs and old seals.
Replace seal then re-intsall springs retainers and locks.
Move to the next cylinder and repeat.
You basically remove the spark plug from one cylider at a time. Screw in air adapter to hold the valves up. Use the valve spring compressor to remove locks, retainers and springs and old seals.
Replace seal then re-intsall springs retainers and locks.
Move to the next cylinder and repeat.
Also what size of compressor is needed for this project?
Last edited by KcMstang; 08-23-2009 at 08:25 PM.
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