Can I pull a Valve without removing the head?
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From: Blythewood,SC
Can I pull a Valve without removing the head? I hate too keep posting about this, but everytime I look at the head I dread having to pull it. I have a valve that is making a bad clacking noise and when I remove the push rod the sound goes away, but I have a miss. I put new lifters in and then somehow bent the pushrod on the very valve thats clacking, so Im wondering if I bent the valve, or what, but its just that one valve(3rd from the back, pass. side on #6). Can I just use a spring compressor and pull the valve out from the top?
Originally Posted by gamecockfan04
I hate too keep posting about this, but everytime I look at the head I dread having to pull it. I have a valve that is making a bad clacking noise and when I remove the push rod the sound goes away, but I have a miss. I put new lifters in and then somehow bent the pushrod on the very valve thats clacking, so Im wondering if I bent the valve, or what, but its just that one valve(3rd from the back, pass. side on #6). Can I just use a spring compressor and pull the valve out from the top?
you really could but it would be a dick load harder than just removing the head......drop the hole bottom end of the motor, crank, pistons, rods ect. reach up through the cylinder and have a friend unclip the valve. when it falls you catch it and you have sucsesfuly taken a valve out without removing the head. however, then you have to reassemble a motor from the bottom up.....just take the head off...
Originally Posted by 00Z-28-LT1
you really could but it would be a dick load harder than just removing the head......drop the hole bottom end of the motor, crank, pistons, rods ect. reach up through the cylinder and have a friend unclip the valve. when it falls you catch it and you have sucsesfuly taken a valve out without removing the head. however, then you have to reassemble a motor from the bottom up.....just take the head off...
Originally Posted by 00Z-28-LT1
you really could but it would be a dick load harder than just removing the head......drop the hole bottom end of the motor, crank, pistons, rods ect. reach up through the cylinder and have a friend unclip the valve. when it falls you catch it and you have sucsesfuly taken a valve out without removing the head. however, then you have to reassemble a motor from the bottom up.....just take the head off...
omfg i liked to have fell out of my chair laughing when i read that. oh man
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Remember to use the new ring compressor j-tool from gm for re-installing the pistons from underneath. And be sure to mark the bearings for future re-installation, ah hell throw out who needs them anyways. On a more serious note good luck and just pull the head it looks way worse then what it actually is.
hey we where all unknowing at one point in our automotive lives. But still a funny thing!! Good luck to you man pulling that head it's not hard but it ain't easy either.
