greenman62@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> If you've got a compressor You won't even have to remove the head... A
> friend of mine knocked out the insulation of a spark plug. He had a
> pneumatic quick connect welded on the outside. Once the "plug was in place
> on the appropriate cylinder and connected to his air line, he could kept the
> valve in place with air pressure while he changed the valve spring on m7y `4
> when I broke it, many years ago.
Another way to build that tool is to use the hose from the type of
compression gauge that has a hose and screws into the spark plug port.
Remove the gauge and the Schrader valve, then screw on an air-line
fitting. I've used mine several times to hold valves.
Randall
59 TR3A daily driver
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