[Spridgets] asking for smoking Engne advice

[Mike Rambour]

 Don't know about a Spridget motor but many motors you can replace the 
valve seals withOUT pulling the head. On my Dino, I broke a spark plug, 
welded a air fitting on it, put the plug with air fitting in the bad 
cylinder and put about 80psi. into the cylinder, that kept the valve 
from dropping into the cylinder while I worked on the seal.  Other cars 
I am told you don't even have to do the plug thing.  A friend of mine 
uses rags that he shoves down the spark plug hole when the piston is 
half way down, then he turns the motor over to TDC causing the rags to 
compress and hold the valve in place.  BE CAREFUL with that one so that 
you are in the proper orientation and don't bend open valves.

 Might be worth checking out before pulling the head.

    mike

Dave G. wrote:
> Well folks,
>
> I asked for it *and* I got it
> Answers were varied, some were as follows;
>  - What was I doing to the car to make it smoke - erotic connotations ?? 
> Hmmmm!!
>  - How to inhale the smoke - with and without a Hookah!
>  - Use the patch - but where to put it -- DON'T ANSWER THAT!!!!
>  - Start it every day - cheapest solution
>  - Oil building up in the rocker cover - I can hear oil dribbling into the pan 
> when I shut the engie off..
>  - replace the valve stem seals - I guess this means draining the coolant 
> and pulling the head  ;-((
>
> Looks like I'm stuck with trying the last item, as a first stab...
>
> Thank you all...  ;^))
>
> --
> Dave G.   KK7SS
> '65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA
>   

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