[TPR] wtf?

Sat Apr 23 09:22:45 PDT 2011

There's part of the problem right there....his wife is in Hawaii!
HAHAHA

Mad Dawg Antenucci 
Team Pantera Racing 
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From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
Sent: Fri, April 22, 2011 8:56:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TPR] wtf?

It's a time consuming, painstaking process.  Your damn near done.      It's 
Friday night, no school and no work tomorrow, noise abatement     doesn't start 
till 2200.    Give the wife a $50 and send her to the     mall.  You'll be done 
by the time she gets back.  If the neighbors     complain, give them a beer and 
tell them to chill out... it's     Friday.

If I was there, I'd be helping you.  Yea... 322 lbs is -not- fun,     but you're 
getting it done.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired & Shelley Marie Spokane, WA 
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On 4/22/2011 8:43 PM, John Bentley wrote: 
Dude,
>
>I've got 4 done now (out of 16) I'm just looking for an               easier 
>way. The double springs with 322# open is a pain.                I'm looking for 
>that magic tool at the end of the rainbow. 
>
>
>JB
>
>I guess that "why do you have the air compressor running               at night" 
>might be contributing to my problems hahahahaha
>
>
>
>--- On Fri, 4/22/11, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>
>>From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>>Subject: Re: [TPR] wtf?
>>To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>>Date: Friday, April 22, 2011, 8:35 PM
>>
>>
>>JB,
>>Are you kidding me?
>>
>>I had to remove the valve springs to replace the valve                   stem 
>>seals on my engine a couple years ago:
>>http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=2951
>>
>>
>>No problems, no worries, done deal.
>>
>>If you can't get this done with the heads on your                   car.... 
>>well, I better not go that far since you -are-                   talking about 
>>-two- springs on each valve.  But that's                   where I draw the 
>>line.
>>
>>Put the piston at TDC, lock it there with a prybar at                   the 
>>flywheel if you can.
>>Pressurize the cylinder with constant air.
>>Compress the existing spring a few turns enough to                   take the 
>>pressure off.
>>Smack the retainer with a plastic/rubber hammer to                   break it 
>>loose from the keepers.  (I'm guessing this                   is your real 
>>problem.)
>>Compress the spring the rest of the way and remove the                   
>>keepers.
>>Remove the spring and retainer.
>>
>>Now... how to compress -two- springs I'm not sure,                   might 
>>depend on the style of compressor you use.
>>Reverse the process but leave out the smacking with                   hammer 
>>part. :)
>>
>>Step up man... you can do it, no more whining, get r'                   done.
>>
>>Asa Jay
>>
>>Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired & Shelley Marie Spokane, WA 
>>******************************      http://www.racingagainstautism.com 
>>http://www.teampanteraracing.com http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>On 4/22/2011 7:25 PM, John Bentley wrote: 
>>OK,                             raise your hand if you have ever                             
>>successfully replaced your valve springs                             with the 
>>engine/heads in the car.....  I                             hear crickets..... 
>>:)  ....damn cooling                             bottles.......
>>>
>>>I gotta put the second valve springs in my                             engine 
>>>since it is now broken-in if there is                             any hope of 
>>>getting to NORC.  I've tried the                             old rope trick, any 
>>>one of over 6 or 7 valve                             spring compressors, etc.  
>>>I'm now                             pressurizing the cylinders in hopes of                             
>>>keeping the valve up long enough to insert                             the 
>>>second spring.
>>>
>>>I've tried the piston at TDC, but the coil                             seems to 
>>>bind before the valve touches the                             piston.  Does 
>>>anyone know if you can                             compress the valve spring 
>>>enough with the                             piston at TDC with closed-chamber 
>>>heads (and                             flat-top pistons) so you can remove the                             
>>>keepers before the springs bind?                              -----924-16 comp 
>>>cam springs----
>>>
>>>JB
>>>
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