Thanks for clearing it up, but I still am seeing fail. Good to see the OP is making the right choice.
valve stem fell...keeper question
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Just read through this thread and laughed the entire time
some classic examples of old school and new school ways of doing jobs
some classic examples of old school and new school ways of doing jobs
IJ.;1376480 said:
ARP went to ISO standard a couple years back. Metric thread = metric head for bolts/nuts.
Out of cash...for the moment:evil2: its making me crazy. Thought this would be a 1 or 2 day job. Its been a week. Miss my baby. Also getting new timing belt, plugs and wire while I'm at it. Sorta spent all my money on that. Looking at another 600-800 I guess for headgasket, ARP studs and having a valve job/head check? Not excited. :cry:
ATTENTION EVERYONE!!
Ray came over this afternoon around one, and started working. We intentionally dropped the valve at 2:00. At 3:06 we had the valve back in its place. Now that we figured out the best way to go at it, I'm confident this could be done in 15 minutes flat. Stay tuned for pics and a DIY thread!
Ray came over this afternoon around one, and started working. We intentionally dropped the valve at 2:00. At 3:06 we had the valve back in its place. Now that we figured out the best way to go at it, I'm confident this could be done in 15 minutes flat. Stay tuned for pics and a DIY thread!
not yet may try to get over there today to start taking it all off....pretty nervous about this going a little further into the motor than I anticipated
lewis15498;1376762 said:
Cool! Way to go guys!:icon_bigg Come do mine! I'm afraid I've bent a valve or something though lol Which I'm assuming would cause even more problems!
cinciguy89turbo;1376777 said:
I remember you said you cranked it over, you almost definitely bent a valve or worse, so the head has to come off now. but if this happens again we will make a diy writeup so you know how. if your ever in that situation again, put a ratchet on the main pully bolt and turn the engine manually very slowly, so you dont damage anything.
Summary of what was done
Piston at BDC
Dropped valve
Fed 5mm USB wire into the guide
Fished wire out thru spark plug hole
Realized wire wasnt flexible enough. stripped insulator and ground wire out of cable, left ~8mm of insulator on end, tapered insulator with utility knife to allow a smooth transition. then fed wire back thru.
Using Extendo magnet fished out valve stem thru spark plug hole.
Cleaned tip of valve stem and wire w/ nail polish remover
Superglued valve to wire
carefully lowered valve back into cylinder.
pushed wire back in the spark plug hole.
slowly pulled wire thru valve guide, gently pulled valve back thru.
Grabbed valve with needle nose, broke off wire.
DONE!
Heres the pics.
Ray has more that he will post later.
Piston at BDC
Dropped valve
Fed 5mm USB wire into the guide
Fished wire out thru spark plug hole
Realized wire wasnt flexible enough. stripped insulator and ground wire out of cable, left ~8mm of insulator on end, tapered insulator with utility knife to allow a smooth transition. then fed wire back thru.
Using Extendo magnet fished out valve stem thru spark plug hole.
Cleaned tip of valve stem and wire w/ nail polish remover
Superglued valve to wire
carefully lowered valve back into cylinder.
pushed wire back in the spark plug hole.
slowly pulled wire thru valve guide, gently pulled valve back thru.
Grabbed valve with needle nose, broke off wire.
DONE!
Heres the pics.
Ray has more that he will post later.
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lewis15498;1376781 said:
I didn't crank it it put a ratchet on the main pully like u said and honestly I can't remember how much pressure I put on it when I turned it. :nono:
cinciguy89turbo;1376792 said:
If you do manage to get the valve back up you can do a leakdown test to check if the valve was damaged
