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Miller Trailblazer 55G further questions...stuck valve
Wick some penatrant down the valve stem, then
If the top of the valve guide is exposed, try heating it first, then whack the stem sharply. JR Dweller in the cellar On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:09:10 -0700, Gunner wrote: Ive found that several of the valves were stuck as a result of rust...and with a bit of lifting and tapping managed to free all of them, except #1 intake valve, which is closed and stuck tighter than an 80 yr old nun. I backed off the tappet adjustment, to get enough room to put the tip of a screw driver between the valve stem and the lifter..no movement Tapped on the screw driver..no movement. Banged on the screw driver with a small hammer trying to wedge it upwards...no movement Now what? Use a cold chisel as a big wedge and a bigger hammer? I worry about dinging the adjuster, the cam lifter and the cam lobe Any suggestions would be appreciated. And yep..the engine is still frozen. Ill pull all the valves next week..assuming I can get this bitch loose and see if I can turn over the engine..if not..Ill have to drop the pan and drive the pistons up and out Gunner -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes Doubt yourself, and the real world will eat you alive The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around me No skeletons in the closet; just decomposing corpses -------------------------------------------------------------- Dependence is Vulnerability: -------------------------------------------------------------- "Open the Pod Bay Doors please, Hal" "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.." |
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Miller Trailblazer 55G further questions...stuck valve
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:05:03 -0700, JR North
wrote: Wick some penatrant down the valve stem, then If the top of the valve guide is exposed, try heating it first, then whack the stem sharply. JR Dweller in the cellar The only way to wick the pentrant down the valve stem is to turn the entire welding machine upside down http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Miller55G I cant get the valve spring out, without pulling the valve first......would have to heat the **** out of the valve spring to get heat to the valve stem... On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:09:10 -0700, Gunner wrote: Ive found that several of the valves were stuck as a result of rust...and with a bit of lifting and tapping managed to free all of them, except #1 intake valve, which is closed and stuck tighter than an 80 yr old nun. I backed off the tappet adjustment, to get enough room to put the tip of a screw driver between the valve stem and the lifter..no movement Tapped on the screw driver..no movement. Banged on the screw driver with a small hammer trying to wedge it upwards...no movement Now what? Use a cold chisel as a big wedge and a bigger hammer? I worry about dinging the adjuster, the cam lifter and the cam lobe Any suggestions would be appreciated. And yep..the engine is still frozen. Ill pull all the valves next week..assuming I can get this bitch loose and see if I can turn over the engine..if not..Ill have to drop the pan and drive the pistons up and out Gunner -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes Doubt yourself, and the real world will eat you alive The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around me No skeletons in the closet; just decomposing corpses -------------------------------------------------------------- Dependence is Vulnerability: -------------------------------------------------------------- "Open the Pod Bay Doors please, Hal" "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.." |
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Miller Trailblazer 55G further questions...stuck valve
Gunner wrote: On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:05:03 -0700, JR North wrote: Wick some penatrant down the valve stem, then If the top of the valve guide is exposed, try heating it first, then whack the stem sharply. JR Dweller in the cellar The only way to wick the pentrant down the valve stem is to turn the entire welding machine upside down Don't think you'd have that problem with the amazing Kroil. http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Miller55G I cant get the valve spring out, without pulling the valve first......would have to heat the **** out of the valve spring to get heat to the valve stem... You shouldn't need that much heat to help the Kroil wick and work. A MAPP torch is probably plenty. |
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