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1. Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: John <jhardt@columbus.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 21:07:43 -0400; Hello everyone, I'm new to this list and relatively new to Triumphs. First a quick intro: 18 years ago my first car was a '69 TR6. I owned the car long enough to catch the bug and was lucky that it r; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00007.html (8,911 bytes)
2. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: John <jhardt@columbus.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 22:13:06 -0400; PS: I forgot to mention the engine on this car was supposedly rebuilt 14,000 miles ago.; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00008.html (9,583 bytes)
3. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 23:30:55 -0700 (PDT); John--Sorry that re-entering Triumph ownership left you with an immediate breakdown. It's difficult to tell how much damage was done when the bottom of the valve disappeared into the cylinder. Chance; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00009.html (8,381 bytes)
4. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 10:27:22 -0400 (EDT); ... and the warranty ran out last week. Sorry - couldn't resist. It might be worthwhile to see who did what to the motor so you can eliminate possible trouble spots. For example, maybe the motor got; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00011.html (8,925 bytes)
5. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: John <jhardt@columbus.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 04 May 2002 22:07:42 -0400; Thanks to everyone for your responses regarding my broken valve problem. My mechanic says he'd be willing to help me out if I get in over my head so I decided to "wade in" and see what happens. I fig; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00024.html (8,589 bytes)
6. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 00:26:14 -0700 (PDT); John--This "stuck head" subject comes up on the list every now and then, with many different suggestions. I have used the 'rope trick' with success. This is feeding a couple of feet of clothesline ro; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00027.html (8,065 bytes)
7. RE: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: Hugh Fader <hfader@usa.net>; Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 06:53:06 -0400; This sounds like the same cry for help I made a few months ago. The suggestion that worked for me was to stick a broom handle into one of the center inlet ports and pull up. Popped it right off. - H; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00029.html (9,658 bytes)
8. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 07:25:30 -0500; The studs in the block that come up through the head can become "frozen" to the head as the gap between the stud and the head fills up with various things, mostly rust. It is particularly true that; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00030.html (9,914 bytes)
9. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: Dale <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 05:31:36 -0700 (PDT); Have use the compressed air to pop the cylinder head off. The way I did it was to attach a piece of pipe with the correct threads in the spark plug hole. The pipe had a connector with a quick releas; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00031.html (9,634 bytes)
10. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: John <jhardt@columbus.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 08:45:43 -0400; Wow, thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'll give it another try today (hopefully I won't need to use all of them). John; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00032.html (8,295 bytes)
11. Re: Valve replacement for a newbie? (score: 1): Author: John <jhardt@columbus.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 21:33:03 -0400; Well everyone, I tried several of your suggestions for popping off the head and had no luck. In the end I've decided to chicken out - tomorrow morning the car is being towed to my mechanic's shop. If; /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00049.html (10,258 bytes)

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