[AT] Misc - including a tractor question at the end!

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Wed Mar 10 11:04:12 PST 2004


Hmmmm You make a good point Phil.  grins
Sorry about that.  Depending on the design he can probably turn the engine
upside or on its side, block up a few holes and get the lifter gallery to
hold a good bit of penetrant.

Charlie
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> Uhh, Charlie, it's a flathead engine. The valves are in the block.
> That would require just a bit more penetrant and a slightly larger vat.
:o)
>
> Phil
>
> > Spencer I would probably try putting the entire head in a vat of
> > penetrating oil/diesel fuel concoction and letting it soak for a few
> > days.  Then try heat and what ever force you can apply.   Don't know if
> > that will work or not.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Spencer Yost" <Spencer.Yost at piedmontsystems.com>
> > To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:16 PM
> > Subject: [AT] Misc - including a tractor question at the end!
> >
> <Snip>
> >> E - Rusted Valves:    Anyone have any great tricks for removing rusted
> > valves from a flat head engine?      Things I have thought about/tried:
> >>
> >> 1 - This is a continental engine that has press fit valve guides, so
> > removing the entire valve assembly by removing a clip, like a Ford, is
> > not possible.
> >>
> >> 2 - Removing the cam so they can be driven out from below is not
> >> possible
> > because enough valves are stuck you can spin the cam in enough
> > combinations to bypass all the tappets.
> >>
> >> 3 - Tappets are small and the tappets/valves assembly cannot be driven
> >> out
> > from below with the cam in place because the cam lobes cover them up
> > pretty completely.
> >>
> >> 4 Steel wedges.  I have never had valves that wouldn't budge after
> >> driving
> > a steel wedge between the end of the valve and the tappet.   Broke the
> > wedge on one try and broke the adjustable bolt in the tappet on the next
> > try (-;
> >>
> >> I was hoping someone knew of something that might somehow bite into the
> > valve from above (horrors of sodium filled valves inserted here) and
> > pull from above.   I was able to remove all keepers though.
> >>
> >> Take care,
> >>
> >>
> >> Spencer
>
>
>
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