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Old 11-07-2006, 09:58 AM
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............every 72 degrees........
Yes, but not TDC with both valves closed.

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Old 11-07-2006, 10:02 AM
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Vstech,

I've seen TDC whistles for gassers, but I've heard that they're not particularly accurate. I've never used one myself. With an opening as large as an open glowplug hole, would I be able to feel air blowing through the hole? If I'm turning the engine over using the crank bolt it won't be rotating very quickly.
if you can't figure out the 72degrees part, you should feel pressure push your finger off the GP hole as the piston rises in the sleeve.

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Old 11-07-2006, 10:04 AM
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Yes, but not TDC with both valves closed.
once you remove the rockers the valves will be closed.
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Nowhere in the FSM does it suggest using air pressure to TRY to hold the valves up during this procedure.

Why ? Two reasons... if you do not have PERFECT seal at the valve lip to head then you risk dropping the valve into the bore... one tiny piece of carbon, a slightly warped valve... BINGO... your worst self made nightmare... unless of course you were just looking for an excuse to take the engine apart.. Bonus mental image... if you really lose air pressure fast you will drop BOTH valves .... ( if you are unlucky enough to undo the bad one second ).

Reason Two... with 21 to 1 compression ration your piston is so close to the head that if you machine it at all you have to install thicker shims under the precombustion chambers to raise them so that the piston won't hit them..

Extra bonus reason.... if you put 100 psi into the cylinder you have 1200 lbs of force on the top of that piston... and you have no legit way of clamping that kind of force at the crank...
Actually at half stroke it is more than that due to the throw of the crank...
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Old 11-07-2006, 03:24 PM
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I would think 20 psi is plenty to keep the valves in place even with the constant leak past the rings.

A ring gear clamp such as used to hold the crank to torque the crank damper bolt should work.

Do you need compressed air at TDC? Won't the valve rest on the piston after it falls 1mm?

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Forget using air for this procedure...
The FSM calls for using the piston at TDC for holding the valve UP...
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Old 11-07-2006, 07:07 PM
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I have the head off my project engine right now and it is amazing how little clearance there is between the head and the pistons. At tdc, the pistons are nearly even with the block and there is hardly any recess of the head above the pistons to speak of. The firing order of the 617 is 1-2-4-5-3, correct? Set #1 at tdc using the pulley markers and do its seals. Rotate engine so both lobes of #2 are facing up(shouldn't take too much rotation, about a fifth of a turn) and do the same thing. Repeat in the order the pistons fire and you should always find tdc. That seems logical to me. Anything I'm overlooking?

A little OT-Leathermang, I'm having some head work done on my project engine right now and I get it back tomorrow. I think they're shaving the head to make sure its flat but I'm not sure. Should I install extra shims underneath the prechambers just to be safe? I've got the tools to pull them so its no big deal.
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I think they're shaving the head to make sure its flat but I'm not sure. Should I install extra shims underneath the prechambers just to be safe? I've got the tools to pull them so its no big deal.
Install the prechamber and measure the protrusion beneath the surface of the head. The specification is .307" to 331". If they protrude beyond .331" then you'll need the shims.
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I should not have used the word ' shave' ....that is from the old Hot Rod days.. meaning to take off metal to increase compression...
I should have used the word ' surface' to indicate a necessary machining operation for making the head surface flat.
I expect that Brian's post is correct... but be sure to note which type of precombustion chamber tip/piston top you have and be sure the measurements coincide with what you have ( in case the are different for the two types )....
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Old 11-08-2006, 10:06 PM
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Okay, I've got the new valve seals installed. I ran out of daylight so I haven't bolted the valve cover back in yet, so I haven't test-run the engine, but I'll just assume that I did it right

It's really easy to keep the valves from falling into the cylinder. With the cam's intake lobe in about the 11 o'clock position, you can actually press down on the valve spring and tap the valve on the piston! On two cylinders I even had to lower the piston a little to get enough clearance to remove the valve springs.
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Old 11-08-2006, 10:46 PM
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Old 11-09-2006, 08:08 AM
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Thanks for posting that... That is the method described in the FSM...the safe method...

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Okay, I've got the new valve seals installed.
It's really easy to keep the valves from falling into the cylinder. With the cam's intake lobe in about the 11 o'clock position, you can actually press down on the valve spring and tap the valve on the piston! On two cylinders I even had to lower the piston a little to get enough clearance to remove the valve springs.
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Old 11-09-2006, 11:31 AM
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Thanks for posting that... That is the method described in the FSM...the safe method...
That's really the only method that will work. If you use compressed air you won't be able to remove the valve springs. Compressed air may work well for a pushrod engine, but not when there's a camshaft in the way.

A note or two for people searching for info on this job:

A good tool for removing the old valve seals is a valve adjusting wrench. It fits snugly under the valve seal, and you can pry it out by tapping down on the wrench's handle with a rubber mallet.

Valve seals are apparently delicate, so be careful when tapping them in. I used a large flat blade screwdriver to tap gently around the edge, like tapping in a dust cap. Placing a box wrench flat on the seal and hammering on the shaft won't work...it'll deform the seal . After I let it sit overnight I'll know if my #1 exhaust valve seal leaks. If it hangs in there until I need to rebuild the engine I'll be satisfied
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Old 11-09-2006, 12:54 PM
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Cateaux, glad you got it done! I'm lucky and I have the luxury of doing the job with the head off the engine. By the way, I got my rebuilt head back last night from the machine shot. It really did almost bring a tear to my eye. They installed new exhaust guides and "surfaced" it and holy crap is it pretty.

Thanks for the help guys. I should have it ready to go on in the next couple of days and I'll measure the pre-chambers.
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Old 11-10-2006, 09:53 AM
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............every 72 degrees........
True. If it were a two-stroke. Otherwise, the cylinders are firing every 145 degrees of engine rotation.

In this case, however, it won't matter if he isn't opening any valves (since he is removing the rockers first).

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