oil from my header

[3r!c84]

nahh its cold down here in Florida .in the 50s all day (: good day to work on my truck

[Silence86]

lol here in texas it been just about freezeing, had some sleet today and i havent been outside since

[3r!c84]

so what kinda headers do u have? i just put on my hooker longs today not all the way done

[Silence86]

just some summit headers i was in a rush to get her runnin haha

[3r!c84]

nice how did u hook them up?

[Silence86]

what do you mean? lol i have duals that dump off right before my back tire.

[3r!c84]

yeah so do i.
like did you have the exhaust done befor you put the headers on and had to redo it?

[Silence86]

no i did the headers then took it to the exhaust shop

[3r!c84]

oh i see. got any pics of it done? underneath the truck preferably

[Silence86]

no pics but i do have this

KJB009.flv video by djskip187 - Photobucket

[qu1cks1lver56]

what mufflers do you have?

[3r!c84]

sounds like my 305

[pig rig]

Originally Posted by Silence86

i know nothing about engines and im at a loss.

well it sounds like a good time to learn and if you got a unheated garage to work on it your better off then some of us that have to stand out in the freezing rain just to keep our trucks running

Im going out to lay on the frozzen ground to put a starter in and I'm happy

[Silence86]

yeah i dont even have a garge to work in, my dads got his project 64 and his and my moms bikes in

[68 TT]

I am assuming you have no air compressor so your best bet is to buy a screw type valve spring compressor. It will clamp over the top of the spring & retainer and compress the spring to the point you can remove the locks & retainer so the spring can come off. Something like this:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/OTC-4573/?image=large

You will need to put something into the cylinder to keep the valves from falling into the hole. Compressed air works but assuming you don't have an air compressor you can use nylon ski rope or even an old extension cord shoved in through the spark plug hole. Turn the crank bolt over until the piston stops against the rope then you can pull the valve springs on that cylinder without dropping a valve.

Tap the top of the retainer with a rubber mallet before you try to remove the spring. This will break the retainer free of the locks. They get stuck together pretty good sometimes.