Re: 288 stuck valves

Posted by John Harley On 2012/7/17 18:43:55

Robin

Try this first

Move the air cleaner off the carb. Start the enigne. Dribble ATF down the carb while running.

I bought a 1950 15 years ago with a stuck valve and that is what my mechanic did. This was a day after I got the "them straight eights never ran right, drop in a 350 and be done with it" speech from a tire kicker

There used to be a Packard mechanic here in New Jersey who would remove the spark plug and force the valve down with a screw driver through the spark plug hole. It worked every time and he used your own screwdriver. He's been gone 10 years and people are still talking about it. You might want to check the position of the camshaft first....

Regards


John Harley