<VV> Stuck cylinders/valves

[Mark Durham]

Karl, didn't see a response on the cylinder removal. All I did w  as
to tap each cylinder with a rubber mallet, they get stuck from built
up old oil, etc.Then, once loose, should slide out off the head
studs.Mark Durham

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:26 AM, BBRT <chsadek at comcast.net> wrote:
> There you go! Trust me, everyone has struggled with something like "simple
> things"..May have been 70 yr ago for some...(like my team mate...) and last
> week for others, but we all have faced what turns out to be a simple,
> readily attainable solution - once we know what it is...
> Keep it up!
>
> Chuck S
> BBRT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Haakonsen" <cityhawk at sprint.blackberry.net>
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 12:11 PM
> Subject: <VV> Stuck cylinders/valves
>
>
> Thanks to those who responded to my questions about these things. Sometimes,
> without explicit instructions about the simple things like this, I fear that
> I'm somehow missing something and don't want to force something that I'm
> expecting to go easily lest I break something.
>
> I only had a few minutes to spend today, but I managed to get all the valves
> out of one head and did get the #1 cylinder off. I will need to work on the
> other cylinders some more to get them out.
>
> For the valves, I just put a block of wood under the valve in question,
> then, using my trusty 13/16" deep impact socket, I smacked the top of each
> valve spring with a hammer. . Just took one smack on each valve and I was
> able to squeeze each spring to get the keepers off.
>
> Karl in Boston
> www.chezhawk.com/VairBlog
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