valve

I did not want to weld my valve cover but needed a vent because the vent on the oil cap just filled my catch can ever 2 weeks with oil. So I bought a fitting and here is how it worked. Buy THIS Remove the Valve Cover - I am sure instructions exist for this but it is pretty straight forward...

Bucket life and Valve Lash - Monotony Strikes Back! Since I re-seated the valves and the head had 155k miles on it I had to check valve lash. Valve lash is the space between the top of the bucket "which sits on the valve stem" and the cam back side "not the lobe" If this is not correct your...

I got all the valve springs seated and detents in place. The "Lisle 36200 Valve Keeper Remover and Installer" worked amazing. I actually would suggest getting the dual Lisle 36050 kit if the smaller one is smaller then the 36200 as the removal tool is almost too big and can score the bucket...

Valve lapping is important to do when you are building your motor if it is higher miles. This will allow you to get a nice tight seal to the valve seats which is important to compression. Spent like 4+ hours lapping the valves. It took forever but I wanted this to be done right and I did not...