Originally Posted by
Flatland2D
Thanks for the quick reply. That makes a lot of sense. I don't have a compressor on hand, but I do have one of those portable air tanks that I'll try and adapt to this purpose. As for removing the valve seals, I was going to try using pliers as suggested in the tutorial. Bad idea? Also, I was going to stop by Autozone/NAPA/O'Reilley's to get a valve spring compressor. I am assuming they sell those. How much do they run? Thanks again.
You will need a special adapter that screws into the spark plug hole if you don't already have one.
Pliers work fine. You have to wiggle it off and be sure not to apply too much pressure to the seal, otherwise it will be harder get off.
Good luck finding an on-the-car valve spring compressor that will fit a Honda head at any local autoparts store. I had to special order a Snap-on one to do the job. Everything at my local autoparts store was too large and/or required head removal to get the valve springs off.
Originally Posted by
Flatland2D
I've been reading about the "rope trick" to keep the valves pushed up. If I put rope in when it's at BDC and turn the engine, is it a problem if there's too much rope in there and I can't get it back to TDC? Does it not matter anymore once the cam shaft is off?
I wouldn't put rope in my combustion chambers, but that is just me. :ugh: