Re: Valve springs--the saga continues

[Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>]

Try using leak-down test equipment.


--- Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided> wrote:
> Okay, I made a little thingy for the spring compressor to hinge on 
> that will bolt on to the cam bearing thingies (I still don't know 
> what I'm going to do for the exhaust valves), but now I have a new 
> problem.  I had planned on pressurizing the cylinders to keep the 
> valves up, using the little hose from my compression gauge.  However,
> 
> it seems as though the hose has a one-way valve in the end, so this 
> totally won't work.  My question for the collective wisdom of the 
> digest is: is there a way to jam this valve open without breaking 
> anything, or is there another readily available piece of equipment I 
> can use to attach the air compressor to a spark plug hole??
> 
> Thanks,
> Joe Elliott
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