Cylinder Head 105 - Valve Job Basics
Valves not sealing? Valves not bent? This is how you fix that problem. In this video I outline the basic valve job procedure. Cleaning the valves, cleaning the seats, cleaning the combustion chamber and lapping the valves in to make a better seal.
Here I cover the process start-to-finish. It's the same exact process for pretty much all non-rotary combustion engines. It takes patience and perseverance to do this job, but anyone can do it. Reference your service manual for measurements and service limits. Everything else that's not in your service manual is in this video.
I apologize for not having broken busted crap to work with in this video. It's more beneficial to all of you when bad fortune falls on me because it gets well documented, and many people watching these videos are looking for answers. If you have bent valves, you will discover it quickly once you chuck one up in the drill. You'll see the face of the valve wobble around while it spins. You'll see evidence of this damage on the valve seat. If it's bad, you may see damage on the valve guides in the form of cracks or missing pieces where the valve guides protrude through the head ports. Give all that stuff a good visual inspection. ...and if you doubt yourself, never hesitate to get a second opinion or consult a machine shop. They will have access to expensive tools that you wont find in your average gearhead's garage.
Volvo Engine head porting / port matching prep work !
Music : Mr oizo and Gaspard Augé "tricyle express"
Step two in the project :
Gasket matching is a good way to improve the flow in your head (engine heads only) and to avoid the bad turbulences where they are not supposed to be : between parts.
It's the first step in your porting job that you should think about ,and do with your brain and hands.
The castings patterns are often quite "bad quality" (or i should say the consequence of the application of a mass production process ) and it's the way to start this kind of job.
MGB Cylinder Head Skim
Anthony at CK Motor engineers in High Wycombe skims the head of our Project MGB engine.
A previous reconditioner had skimmed the head and block out of true, so one side of each was higher than the other. Anthony corrected this on the CKM lathe by skillfully setting the lathe bed up after numerous checks and measurements.
Volvo 240 head gasket (part 17)
The cylinder head is placed into position with a new head gasket. this head has been resurfaced as well as new seals and shims for the re-adjusted valves.
Removing a Door Panel from a Volvo 940
Growing weary off trying to find a video of door removal for my old car, i made one myself to hopefully educate or for someone whos looking to do the same.
I cut off part of the video, i had trouble at one part.
if lucky you may NOT have to take off the carpeted trim if your control and handle trim allows if to freely move.
