Hey guys...
Obviously, when changing valve springs, it is standard procedure to use one of several methods to support the valves after the keepers have been removed. Are we certain that this is necessary on the LT1?
I have encountered numerous threads on other forums where posters have claimed that with the piston at TDC, it is not physically possible for the valve to drop out of finger reach. Supposedly, the valve will hit either the cylinder wall or the piston before the end of the stem falls below the surface.
Can anyone verify that they have actually lost a valve to the extent that they were required to remove the head?
Sub-query: I am getting ready to perform my first cam install, and am also upgrading the valve springs. I'm curious... If I have to go cylinder by cylinder with a compressor or a piece of rope or whatever, is that really going to be less labor than just unbolting the heads and doing the springs while comfortably seated at a table? The engine is out of the car and completely stripped of all obstructions.
Obviously, when changing valve springs, it is standard procedure to use one of several methods to support the valves after the keepers have been removed. Are we certain that this is necessary on the LT1?
I have encountered numerous threads on other forums where posters have claimed that with the piston at TDC, it is not physically possible for the valve to drop out of finger reach. Supposedly, the valve will hit either the cylinder wall or the piston before the end of the stem falls below the surface.
Can anyone verify that they have actually lost a valve to the extent that they were required to remove the head?
Sub-query: I am getting ready to perform my first cam install, and am also upgrading the valve springs. I'm curious... If I have to go cylinder by cylinder with a compressor or a piece of rope or whatever, is that really going to be less labor than just unbolting the heads and doing the springs while comfortably seated at a table? The engine is out of the car and completely stripped of all obstructions.
