[DeTomaso] oil-burning question

[Christopher Kimball]

If the motor has to come out again, I'm going to sell whatever I need to around the house to finance every engine mod I can think of to make it perfect before I put it back in!

Sincerely,

Chris
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> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:05:23 -0800
> From: cuvee at sbcglobal.net
> To: JDeRyke at aol.com; mbefthomas at comcast.net; michael at michaelshortt.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] oil-burning question
> 
> Just my 2 cents, Has anyone said anything about the stock valves? FIRST, I'm NO mechanic! But, if you are going to make an effort to correct to problem. Maybe now would be a good time to just pull the heads and change the valves also? If they are the original stock valves they are two piece valves and can come apart?
>    
>   Jack and others can tell you more about that!
>   Good Luck
> 
> JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
>   In a message dated 1/7/08 6:36:41 PM, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:
> 
> > The challenge of course would be removing the valve springs while the heads
> > are still in the car.  Can that be done?
> > 
> Sure can. But it takes some extra tools most owners may not own. An air chuck 
> to screw into the spark plug hole of the cylinder you're working ojn, a 
> valve-spring compressor designed to work on an assembled engine and a few other 
> bits. Its easier to do if you've once seen it done! Good luck- J Deryke
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