One of my valve locks are stuck, I'm using summit's spring compressor. What's the proper type of rope that's used to shove in the cylinder bore? I've got some salty dock lines, but don't think that would be good.
Thanks

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92 RS, 350, Street & Performance MPFI, TFS heads,
Crane Rollers,
MSD Digital 6 Plus, 22lb injectors,
ZZ3 cam, Edelbrock Headers 1 5/8, 3" Exhaust,
Hi Flow 3" Cat, stock T-5,
stock rear 3.08, koni yellow adjustable front, twin turbo glass hood, T-tops, Auto Meter Ultra Lite Series 2 5/8 gauges, Teal Green

 

Just get some 1/8"-1/4" rope from Wal-Mart. Stuff it in until you can't anymore, and then crank the piston against it with a breaker bar on the crankshaft pulley bolt. To get the keepers loose, put a large deep-well socket over the retainers and rap it with a hammer once or twice on each valve. There is some technique to it, so don't overdo it. Just enough to break the keepers loose. Hope this helps.

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1990 IROC 350
Mods: Too busy trying to make it run right to mod it.
Airfoil, Dynomax cat-back, MSD coil, 180 t-stat, Bald Eagle tires,
Hypertech fan switch, Accel 23# injectors, Holley AFPR, ported plenum,
Ported Daytona Yellow stock base, Moroso valve covers, other stuff,
Ruger P95DC, hot wife, new oil filter, thick rubber floormats, no cats.
18.0 @ 85MPH since I'm one big-a$$ MF
"It's better to have and not need than to need and not have."

[This message has been edited by JETHROIROC (edited August 09, 2001).]

 

Whack all the retainers with a hammer before using the compressor. The keepers will come right off.