Mghampton
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You guys were right about the valves .. geniuses
But if you do that make sure the piston ain't right there.lolGet yourself a piece of brass stock, take the rockers off and give the top of the valves a good hit with the brass touching the top of the valve and a hammer, you may free them up.
But if you do that make sure the piston ain't right there.lol
that worked for me a couple of times. i mean probably 20 times on two different slants. It was quite awhile ago, but i think i even bumped the valves back up a little with the pistons on a couple of the most stubborn ones. Penetrating oil is your friend and recoiless (deadblow)hammer will help. If you take the rocker shaft off, make sure you put it back with the correct orientation, or it won't oil properly.remove rockers and Hit them valve stems with a penetrating oil, or 50/50 kerosene and ATF mix and a light hammer. Even a little tap at TDC wont hurt the piston. all you want to do is break the seizure. The springs may help to pull the valves up overnight if you just soak them all.
Rods bent... oil hasn't circulated up into valve cover eitherCan't upload photo .... not rockers are loose. #1 works #2 exhaust stuck #3 both stuck. #4 intake stuck. #5 works #6 both stuck. By stuck I mean rockers loose.... not touching pushed. It's freakish hot here so plz excuse misuse of words lol
You guys are great. I wouldn't of thought to check valves for a while longerRods bent... oil hasn't circulated up into valve cover either
that's the first thing I thought of, when you said it had been sitting for a long time.You guys are great. I wouldn't of thought to check valves for a while longer
Man, those valves are stuck hard.Rods bent... oil hasn't circulated up into valve cover either
That's a nice price... interestingI rebuilt mine stock for around $1100, including all new pistons, rings, bearings, timing chain, very mild cam and reground lifters and blueprinted oil pump from Doug Dutra; machine work included block cleaned and cooked and a long bath in the derusting tank, then rebored, and a full head workover (many valves replaced and new guides installed), with the head shaved a bit. I did the final assembly and advanced the cam timing with my own parts.
This motor is pretty simple to learn IMHO if you have done others.
x2 a valve job is cheap, you will need it anyways on a rebuild.