Re: 23rd Series 356 Engine Noise

Posted by JD in KC On 2008/12/13 15:04:34

I got an almost identical valve spring compressor off of e-bay before we started. But compressing the spring doesn't remove it. As O_D says above... there's just no way to get it around the valve and lifter without removing one or the other or both and you can't remove them without removing the head. In fact, with the Packard 356, all you can do with the valves and lifters without pulling the head... is admire them! A fact the mechanic griped about on more than one occasion.