broken valve spring

[MaRk32v]

alright guys i was having trouble getting the valve cover off and finally acheived that. just before i got it off i was checking out all the valves and i have a broken valve spring. so in this case im gonna need to pull off the head and this means pulling the motor to cause more then likely its gonna need a piston. but now would it be easier to drop the motor out the bottom of the car using a lift of course or should i just pull all that good junk out the top plus now im contemplating just looking for a motor and going that route. but if anyone can let me know about how to pull that all out that would be great but anything on a motor on the cheaper side that would be great also

 

[JC1994]

I think you can change the valve spring without pulling the engine or head.

 

[torquemonkey]

Your logic makes sense on a high mileage vehicle that you want to spank. As JC1994 had put it, you can do the work you need to w/ the engine in the car. Perhaps do some exploratory surgery on what you have now and shop for a new engine to be a spare that is built at your leisure. Maybe a power adder in the mix too.

 

[Dominus]

Just replace the valve spring and see how she runs and tests after you do that. You might be surprised to find that your engine survived the ordeal.

 

[Dern Humpus]

I think you can change the valve spring without pulling the engine or head.

you are correct sir.

Pressurize the cylinder and use a special spring compressing tool and you are home free.

 

[94m5]

If it can wait..... I'll be in Chicago for the autoshow in Febuary. I'd be more than happy to fix it for you.



Mike

 

[MaRk32v]

well when i got the cam cover off yesterday i couldnt get the spring to move at all it seemed frozen in the head. so i started thinking ok im gonna need a head, piston, ect. but come to find out after i get home from work my dad pulled the other half of the valve spring off and the valve went sliding into the cyclinder so now its just a matter of getting the valve back out and the pressurizing the cylinder. see how it holds up.