Mike,
It's pretty low tech, but you could put the piston at 'bottom' dead
center, push some soft nylon or cotton cord into the bore, then raise the
piston up so that the bunched-up cord pushes up on the valves. Make doubly
sure you are working with a cylinder on a compression stroke so both valves
will be closed. A piston coming up on the exhaust stroke will have the
exhaust valve open.
Jeff
74 CF13816U
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Perry" <rgperry@earthlink.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: Exhaust valve spring "caps"
> Mike,
>
> There is a sparkplug adapter available that enables one to use commpressed
air to hold up the valve. I would first have the cylinder piston at tdc
just incase the valve falls. The adapter is readely available at an
autoparts store in the KD brand or CAlvan (sp) brand tool display. I think
that Lisle brand also has the adapter.
>
> Greg Perry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: YeOldEd@aol.com
> Sent: Nov 2, 2003 5:45 PM
> Subject: Exhaust valve spring "caps"
>
>
> I'm trying to come up with a tool that I can insert through the plug
orifice
> to hold the valve in position while I change the caps.
> (Check page 31 in the TRF Catalog).
>
> Mike N
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