<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div></div><div>In 20 years I can't remember when you were so whiny....must be the midlife crisis thing.... Anyway, here's a solution but you may have to wait until this afternoon. In meantime put your badge and gun belt on, stop whining and as AJ says get'rdone. ;-]></div><div><br></div><div>Wait a minute....A leprachan just flew out of my dogs butt with 8 new spark plugs. I am watching him now take out the old ones and put in the new ones. Soon as he is done with those, he is changing the oil and filters....when he is done with those I am sending him up to your house to see if he can help you. </div><div><br></div><div>If you need immediate help call 1-800-ME-CRY2<br> </div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff"><em>Mad Dawg Antenucci <br></em></font><font color="#ff0000">Team Pantera
Racing</font></strong> </div> <div><em><strong>The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing <br></strong></em><font color="#0000ff"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com">www.teampanteraracing.com</a></font></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> John Bentley <gndplne@yahoo.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> tpr@teampanteraracing.com; Asa Jay Laughton <asajay@asajay.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Fri, April 22, 2011 8:43:32 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TPR] wtf?<br></font><br>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">Dude,<br><br>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. <img src="http://mail.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif"><br><br>JB<br><br>I guess that "why do you have the air compressor running at night" might be contributing to my problems hahahahaha<br><br><br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 4/22/11, Asa Jay Laughton <i><asajay@asajay.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br>From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay@asajay.com><br>Subject: Re: [TPR] wtf?<br>To: tpr@teampanteraracing.com<br>Date: Friday, April 22, 2011, 8:35 PM<br><br><div id="yiv850641633">
JB,<br>
Are you kidding me?<br>
<br>
I had to remove the valve springs to replace the valve stem seals on
my engine a couple years ago:<br><span>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=2951">http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=2951</a></span><br>
<br>
No problems, no worries, done deal.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Put the piston at TDC, lock it there with a prybar at the flywheel
if you can.<br>
Pressurize the cylinder with constant air.<br>
Compress the existing spring a few turns enough to take the pressure
off.<br>
Smack the retainer with a plastic/rubber hammer to break it loose
from the keepers. (I'm guessing this is your real problem.)<br>
Compress the spring the rest of the way and remove the keepers.<br>
Remove the spring and retainer.<br>
<br>
Now... how to compress -two- springs I'm not sure, might depend on
the style of compressor you use.<br>
Reverse the process but leave out the smacking with hammer part. :)<br>
<br>
Step up man... you can do it, no more whining, get r' done.<br>
<br>
Asa Jay<br>
<pre class="yiv850641633moz-signature">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired<br>& Shelley Marie<br>Spokane, WA<br>****************************** <br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.racingagainstautism.com">http://www.racingagainstautism.com</a></span><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com">http://www.teampanteraracing.com</a></span><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism">http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism</a></span></pre>
<br>
On 4/22/2011 7:25 PM, John Bentley wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="font:inherit;" valign="top">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.......<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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----<br>
<br>
JB<br>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<pre><fieldset class="yiv850641633mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><br>_______________________________________________<br>TPR mailing list<br><a rel="nofollow" class="yiv850641633moz-txt-link-abbreviated">TPR@teampanteraracing.com</a><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://lists.teampanteraracing.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tpr">http://lists.teampanteraracing.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tpr</a></span><br></pre>
<br>
<fieldset class="yiv850641633mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
<p class="yiv850641633avgcert" align="left">No virus found in
this message.<br>
Checked by AVG - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>
Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3591 - Release Date:
04/22/11</p>
</blockquote>
</div><br>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br><br><div class="plainMail">_______________________________________________<br>TPR mailing list<br><a rel="nofollow">TPR@teampanteraracing.com</a><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://lists.teampanteraracing.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tpr">http://lists.teampanteraracing.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tpr</a><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
</div></body></html>