Nasty, Dirty, Sick valves

[beandip]

SHOWBOB , What are you trying to acomplish here ? As was mentioned before , you have faulty valve stem seals . My old L24 had the same thing , it was like tar . But it was easy to clean off the valve stem through the port. If you are seeing deposits along the valve train , around the springs and such , DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THIS OR DISTURB IT. If you mess with this you will not be able to get it all and a chunk that gets by your attempt could lodge in a oil passage and block it. It sounds like a valve job is need in the vary least , and most likely a complete rebuild . If you dont have a proper shop or garage is not smart. If you just pull the engine and take it someplace to do the rebuild this is different. But trying to do it in a parking lot ?????? My 5c Gary

[sideshowbob]

SHOWBOB , What are you trying to acomplish here ? As was mentioned before , you have faulty valve stem seals . My old L24 had the same thing , it was like tar . But it was easy to clean off the valve stem through the port. If you are seeing deposits along the valve train , around the springs and such , DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THIS OR DISTURB IT. If you mess with this you will not be able to get it all and a chunk that gets by your attempt could lodge in a oil passage and block it. It sounds like a valve job is need in the vary least , and most likely a complete rebuild . If you dont have a proper shop or garage is not smart. If you just pull the engine and take it someplace to do the rebuild this is different. But trying to do it in a parking lot ?????? My 5c Gary

I'm trying to do exactly what you've just described having done. There are no deposits on the top of the cylinder head (valve spring/cam area), only on the valve stems/tops (visible through the port). As I mentioned before... two seals are leaky, the rest is from BRAKE FLUID. Yes, BRAKE FLUID. I'll change the seals later with the head in place once the neccesary tools are available.

I'm getting rid of the BCDD because I want to. There is no rational explanation for this, other than the simplification of the underhood workings. If it's a problem, I'll replace it later. I have inexplicable air leaks.

I'm still playing with the intake/TB while it's sitting indoors. It's ok. Calm down guys. I promise I won't break her. Well, if I do I'll fix it.

Yes. I am insane. I've done worse in a parking lot, wish I had the pictures for you. The victim of that operation runs quite well, for an Olds with copper pipe and JB weld holding it's plastic intake together.

[sideshowbob]

While I'm at it, the manifold torque... How do you get the torque wrench in there? a couple of those I had to remove with an open end wrench and I don't see how this is going to work out. Do I need a set of crow's feet, maybe?