Yes, it is totally stuck. I will try your suggestions. Maybe I
can tap it back down and it will free up a bit so that I can
grind it down a bit. The only other thing I can think of is to
use a punch.
Todd Richmond
Fort Collins, Colorado
1959 TR3A TS54425L
On Sat, 2009-06-06 at 23:07 -0500, Tony Drews wrote:
> Is it stuck like it totally won't move in the guide? Or, does it come
> out a ways and then get stuck? If it's the latter, the end has
> mushroomed. Assuming you don't want to re-use the valve (hint, you
> DON'T want to re-use the valve!), you could push it back in to place
> and grind around a bit on the tip where the rocker arm rested. I
> would grind on the sides of the protruding end of the valve - it
> shouldn't take much.
>
> If it's totally stuck, I don't have a great suggestion. Maybe Kroil /
> BP Blaster / WD-40, let it sit for a while, try some heat and lightly
> tap with a hammer, but that's just a guess.
>
> - Tony Drews
>
> At 10:31 PM 6/6/2009, Todd Richmond wrote:
>
>
>
> > Excellent! That worked perfectly. I had tried that before but I
> > was missing the "rap with
> > a hammer" part. This engine is in pretty rough shape, and often
> > needs lots of coersion.
> > Thanks Tony!
> >
> > Speaking of coersion, any recommendations on how to remove a very
> > stuck valve?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Todd Richmond
> > Fort Collins, Colorado
> > 1959 TR3A TS54425L
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