Matticus
Well-Known Member
I found that just sticking my air blower attachment in the spark plug hole was enough to get the valve to lift.
The keepers were still in place and I think is the only reason it didn't actually swallow the valve.
If the thread size is 14mm, I wonder why I couldn't get my compression test kit fitting to thread. It has an attachment labeled "M14" so I assumed that was a 14mm. The thread pitch looked the same as the spark plug, too. I could just user error and I wasn't getting the threads lined up right to start.
Today is the big day I found out if this was indeed the only issue. Spring compression tool should be here by this afternoon. I couldn't figure out a way to get a regular spring compressor tool to work without removing the cam, so I just decided to wait a few days until the ford-specific tool came in the mail
The keepers were still in place and I think is the only reason it didn't actually swallow the valve.
If the thread size is 14mm, I wonder why I couldn't get my compression test kit fitting to thread. It has an attachment labeled "M14" so I assumed that was a 14mm. The thread pitch looked the same as the spark plug, too. I could just user error and I wasn't getting the threads lined up right to start.
Today is the big day I found out if this was indeed the only issue. Spring compression tool should be here by this afternoon. I couldn't figure out a way to get a regular spring compressor tool to work without removing the cam, so I just decided to wait a few days until the ford-specific tool came in the mail