Re: 23rd Series 356 Engine Noise

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/12/13 14:34:26

You are joking, right? Sure, that's the preferred valve spring compressor, I've probably worn out more than a few over the years doing valve jobs on flathead Packards, Chrsylers, etc.

But you can get the spring out without removing the valve? On the hydraulic lifter engines you can't even remove the lifter body to create space below the valve stem without pulling the valve, which of course requires removing the head. And even if you had mechanical lifters, how do you get the spring coil wound out thru the few thousands of space between the stem and the lifter?

Any pictures to demonstrate your method? We are talking about the flathead engines here, right?