ya i did my cam install a long time ago, but i just remembered this story and thought id share it... so i had the cylinder compressed to keep the valves up with a small, crappy compressor that leaked. well my dad called me into the house, started talking ate dinner, blah blah, anyways, i came outside to find that the compressor had leaked down and the valve dropped into the motor!
i couldnt even see the valve with a flashlight
hahahah
oh i was having so much fun grinding down my pocket screwdrivers w/ the lil magnets on the end to fit it down the hole. haha i felt like an idiot. then i got a metal rod and stuck a magnet to that and then put it in the hole and pulled it out and the magnet got stuck to the valve. then i realized i was a pissed off idiot and i prayed and prayed and hand cranked the motor over and i swear it was a miracle, the valve slowly popped up. ahhhh

isnt it nice having quality tools? like a compressor that doesnt leak? hahahah

ok im done now

 

couldnt u have just turned the compressor back on and popd the valve up???

 

uh no

 

Haha my engine sat for a long time and my piston rings were leaking so bad it could barely keep the valve held up. I compression tested 7 cylinders 0-30psi and the 8th made 130psi before i started it. After a few heat cycles all were 158-162psi. I built my engine in the dining room so you can imagine a 15 gallon compressor running in the dyning room constantly for like 45 minutes lol.

 

Damn dude you have some luck.... LOL

 

I hate working on **** while its in the car... especially 4th gen engine bays.

 

haha no, once the valve is down, it just blows air up through the intake lol

 

haha. with that kind of luck you should have put the keepers in as fast as possible and run to the store to buy a lottery ticket

 

Yea, got lucky with that one. I hate doing Valve Springs in the Car..

 

Piston was far enough to catch it? Lucky dude