'40 Valve Removal

[Mike in AZ]

nice and clean, too....was it that way or did you clean it up??....and lifter bore has been drilled, so might be a built engine.....can't pry down those guides with the bar??....good luck.....Mike

 

[Joe AZ]

nice and clean, too....was it that way or did you clean it up??....and lifter bore has been drilled, so might be a built engine.....can't pry down those guides with the bar??....good luck.....Mike

Mike.....engine was very clean inside, but still couldn't pry the guides down. I ended up disassembling everything from the bottom side and pulling the valves out. I tried driving one of the guides down, but it was pretty stubborn, so I've soaked them with penetrant and will try again in a few days. My reason for doing this was some pretty low compression in about half of the cylinders 40-50#. The cylinders look pretty good (not much ridge) so I'm thinking a valve job is needed to get things back in shape.
Joe

 

[john mullen]

Joe AZ, Make sure the lifters are on the heal of the cam before you try to pry the guides down. If the lifter is up then the guide can't come all the way down to remove the c clips that hold it in.