Charles,
An appropriately sized socket placed on the valve face before applying the
spring compressor makes the valve 'longer' by the heighth of the socket.
I've used the 'big mother' spring compressor this way for too many years.
Good Luck, Glen Byrns
>Good evening list:
>
>I have decided with some encouragement from Frank to proceed with a rebuild
>of a 1275 head. (Engine block comes later.) First problem: Where can I
>get a valve spring compression tool that will fit this size head? All of
>the local parts and tool shops supply something that seems meant for a much
>larger engine. J. C. Whitney doesn't indicate the size of theirs, and the
>telephone clerks don't know. Is there a subtitute tool that I can use?
>
>Charles Sorkin
>'74 Midget
>'68 Sprite
>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>Bloomfield, NJ
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