- 1. Mysterious clicking-broken spring (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 17:25:25 +0200
- I found it! After sending my last email, I nipped back into the garage for one more look, and spotted it. The valve spring is broken (on the adjacent valve - I think that was a red herring). So now..
- /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00437.html (6,923 bytes)
- 2. Re: Mysterious clicking-broken spring (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 10:29:57 -0600
- You are almost certain to do long term damage. A broken valve spring can allow the valve retainer to come loose. That will allow the valve to come down and dance around on top of your piston. Can yo
- /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00438.html (7,972 bytes)
- 3. Re: Mysterious clicking-broken spring (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 23:09:17 FILETIME=[0E0D1120:01C06235]
- If you've got a compressor You won't even have to remove the head... A friend of mine knocked out the insulation of a spark plug. He had a pneumatic quick connect welded on the outside. Once the "plu
- /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00448.html (8,715 bytes)
- 4. Re: Mysterious clicking-broken spring (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 15:53:16 -0800
- Another way to build that tool is to use the hose from the type of compression gauge that has a hose and screws into the spark plug port. Remove the gauge and the Schrader valve, then screw on an air
- /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00452.html (7,484 bytes)
- 5. Re: Mysterious clicking-broken spring (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 19:38:01 -0500
- Another one I've heard of is the rope trick. You feed enough rope to pack the cylinder near its TDC of travel. Next you gently rotate (by hand, NOT with the starter!) the piston so that it pushes up
- /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00455.html (7,919 bytes)
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