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3r!c84 · 12-29-2009, 10:36 PM

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

Silence86 · 12-29-2009, 10:37 PM

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

3r!c84 · 12-29-2009, 10:41 PM

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

Silence86 · 12-29-2009, 10:44 PM

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

3r!c84 · 12-29-2009, 10:45 PM

nice how did u hook them up?

Silence86 · 12-29-2009, 10:46 PM

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

3r!c84 · 12-29-2009, 10:48 PM

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

Silence86 · 12-29-2009, 11:04 PM

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

3r!c84 · 12-29-2009, 11:09 PM

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

Silence86 · 12-29-2009, 11:10 PM

no pics but i do have this

KJB009.flv video by djskip187 - Photobucket

qu1cks1lver56 · 12-30-2009, 12:54 AM

what mufflers do you have?

3r!c84 · 12-30-2009, 01:34 AM

sounds like my 305

pig rig · 12-30-2009, 12:37 PM

Quote:

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 · 12-30-2009, 01:00 PM

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 · 12-30-2009, 01:04 PM

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.

12-29-2009, 10:36 PM	#26
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: oil from my header nahh its cold down here in Florida .in the 50s all day (: good day to work on my truck __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

12-29-2009, 10:37 PM	#27
Silence86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N. Richland Hills Tx Posts: 229	Re: oil from my header lol here in texas it been just about freezeing, had some sleet today and i havent been outside since __________________ 1986 gmc sierra....http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...hp?albumid=622

12-29-2009, 10:41 PM	#28
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: oil from my header so what kinda headers do u have? i just put on my hooker longs today not all the way done __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

12-29-2009, 10:44 PM	#29
Silence86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N. Richland Hills Tx Posts: 229	Re: oil from my header just some summit headers i was in a rush to get her runnin haha __________________ 1986 gmc sierra....http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...hp?albumid=622

12-29-2009, 10:45 PM	#30
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: oil from my header nice how did u hook them up? __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

12-29-2009, 10:46 PM	#31
Silence86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N. Richland Hills Tx Posts: 229	Re: oil from my header what do you mean? lol i have duals that dump off right before my back tire. __________________ 1986 gmc sierra....http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...hp?albumid=622

12-29-2009, 10:48 PM	#32
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: oil from my header yeah so do i. like did you have the exhaust done befor you put the headers on and had to redo it? __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

12-29-2009, 11:04 PM	#33
Silence86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N. Richland Hills Tx Posts: 229	Re: oil from my header no i did the headers then took it to the exhaust shop __________________ 1986 gmc sierra....http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...hp?albumid=622

12-29-2009, 11:09 PM	#34
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: oil from my header oh i see. got any pics of it done? underneath the truck preferably __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

12-30-2009, 12:54 AM	#36
qu1cks1lver56 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Milton, FL Posts: 733	Re: oil from my header what mufflers do you have?

12-30-2009, 01:34 AM	#37
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: oil from my header sounds like my 305 __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

12-30-2009, 01:00 PM	#39
Silence86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N. Richland Hills Tx Posts: 229	Re: oil from my header yeah i dont even have a garge to work in, my dads got his project 64 and his and my moms bikes in __________________ 1986 gmc sierra....http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...hp?albumid=622

12-30-2009, 01:04 PM	#40
68 TT Still plays with trucks Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,556	Re: oil from my header 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. __________________ miSSed opportunity - ground up creation of an AWD 1994 454 SS that never was http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=795577 69 C10 shortbed stepside 400 small block - built like what a super sport truck could have been 69 K20 lwb TBI 350 4L60E NP208 14-bolt Dana-44 w/disc 68 Camaro SS / RS 500hp 439 inch roller cam big block 4L80E 79 Malibu TPI 350 4L60 w/ Z28 steering & sway bars



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