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update: so this sleeve is the 'lifter'? that appears to have fallen on its side. I read someone with an inline 6 200 had the same thing happen to him. i'm not sure which end is suppose to be up? if I can even get it to go that way. such a tight spot. Still, any suggestions would be greatly appreciat...

does anyone have a link as to what the valve push rod sleeve looks like. I think I am F'd, as one sleeve has moved? This is after replacing the valve stem seals. I didn't want to remove the push rods but had to in order to use the spring compressor tool. That part went ok. My shop manual doesn't hav...

Thanks, yes, would like to do the adjustment myself. My manual has just a few steps for this adjustments, although not very clear. 1. make a couple marks on the crankshaft pulley 120 degrees apart. So there is an A, B and C. (3 marks?, not clear). 2. rotate crankshaft until #1 cylinder is at TDC, bo...

One last question (hopefully), If I carefully remove the rocker arm assembly, then replace the seals, and put back the rock arm assembly as is, would I still need to adjust (lash?) the valves? The engine runs pretty good for its age, I just don't like the idea of adjusting something that doesn't nee...

Well, If I am going to replace one bad one, might as well replace all of them. They are over 60 years old.
Any ideas for a good valve spring compressor?

took off valve cover today, found little bits of hard plastic or something. hopefully image will show here.can't tell what valve it came from.

The car is not street worthy yet, but I do run it at least a couple times a week. This started happening a few weeks ago. The cloud doesn't dissipate quickly as I see it drift over to my neighbors house, then their neighbors, so, i don't think it is steam. I plan to buy one of those engine valve hol...

it's kind of whitish, maybe a little blueish. certainly not black.

car started smoking bad for about a minute on startup.....probable cause is the valve stem seals based on what i've read. Question, will the valve stem seals for the 170cu. engine fit the 144 engine? AND, where can I get these ? searches come up with all sorts of different looking valve stem seals. ...

Burtex VS. Fleece? which is better. seen some pics of new mats sort of wrinkled up in places. Not sure what original was made of. Black backing about 3/16 inch thick. Sites that offer Burtex, well, when i click on my model, etc, all that shows is fleece option. What I did find is that the fleece was...

Before I sent hood off to get blasted, it looked like the sheet metal was tack welded to underlaying hood frame. Someone somewhere had said, no, that it was 'spot' adhered with some sort of adhesive to keep hood metal from rattling. Can someone suggest what I should use? Seems like it would have bee...

As there is no place I can find to replace the rubber around the glass of the 2 back door stationary triangle windows, I am just reusing what is there. A little cracked but..... Question: The glass appears loose in the rubber gasket, should it be sealed with something? ie between the glass and rubbe...

thanks for your reply. Unfortunately stainless steel will pit. There are many images and articles about stainless trim pitting. The decorative
trim around the windshield and back window is definitely not chrome.

I have some pitting on the backside of my stainless windshield trim. After dissolving away the rust, is there a treatment I should put on this pitting.
It is in small clusters. lots of different advice on what to do out there. Thanks.

Most of the interior was painted the Sultana White. (ford code M). the Dash is black and the part of the door (interior) above and below the vinyl panel is painted black. How should I go about repainting these black parts? Door will be blasted and expoxy primered. Interior will be eventually. Should...