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**Goat Blower** · 04-08-2006

I've yet to find a valve spring compressor that can fit around the springs without pushing from the bottom. The method you're talking about works on V8 heads with 2 valves per cylinder and plenty of room around the springs. I haven't ever seen it done on a DSM.

04-08-2006	#5
Goat Blower aka Goodbye Asteroids Champion! Beach Squirter Champion! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: under the car Drives: Taylor Made R15 Posts: 7,765	Re: Changing valve springs with head on the car I've yet to find a valve spring compressor that can fit around the springs without pushing from the bottom. The method you're talking about works on V8 heads with 2 valves per cylinder and plenty of room around the springs. I haven't ever seen it done on a DSM. __________________ 2009 Corvette Z51-SOLD 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX-SOLD 2013 BMW Z4-Current summer hooptie 2017 GMC Yukon-Current winter hooptie