Valve springs installed!

"BlythBros." (blythbros) 02/26/2014 at 20:58 • Filed to: None

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Hard part was getting the valve stem seals on the exhaust valve guides. That isn't normally that hard (most slide on by hand) but these were metal with a teflon coating (I think) and were a dick and a half to get on.

A normal compressor doesn't fit inside the intake tappet bore, so using some epic strength, a Nike Dunk Mid, and a special Alfa valve spring compressor, I got the springs installed in like 15 minutes. Not bad.

Need to set valve lash (shims...grrr) and then heads will go on the block this weekend. Then Alfa sounds. Mmm.

Not the best photos tonight, but before springs:

The compressor:

Bonus: Pumpkin the hedgehog:

Anon > BlythBros. 02/26/2014 at 21:10

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Brb: am on way to steal hedgehog.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > BlythBros. 02/26/2014 at 21:13

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d'awwwwwwwwwwww

briannutter1 > BlythBros. 02/26/2014 at 21:22

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1/4 " or 3/8" deep socket upside down makes a nice driver depending on the stem

BlythBros. > briannutter1 02/26/2014 at 21:25

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14mm in this case but even that wasn't enough. Bought the guides and seals from IAP but they kept getting tilted, even with the valve stems there to guide them.

BlythBros. > Anon 02/26/2014 at 21:26

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They seriously poop too much. Way too much. Steal one though

yamahog > BlythBros. 02/26/2014 at 21:35

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Annabelle's shy, but she says hi to Pumpkin :]