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				 Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:57 pm    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				I am wondering if the "rope trick" to ream valve guides on Lycoming and TCM engines would work on Huosai or M14?  http://www.theleftseat.net/stickyvalvereaming.html
 If so, is there anything special one should look out for?  For example, on number 5 & 6 cylinders, wouldn't their push rods fall out once rock arms were removed?
 Thanks in advance,
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				 Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:08 pm    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Yes the push rods will fall out on the bottom cylinders.  Try to find  away to hold them in place (maybe stuffing a clean rag around them.  The  "rope trick" should work.
   
  Jim "Pappy" Goolsby 
   
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    If    so, is there anything special one should look out for?  For example, on    number 5 & 6 cylinders, wouldn't their push rods fall out once rock arms    were removed?
    
 
    Thanks    in advance,
    
 
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				 Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:37 pm    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Simple answer, yes. When the push rod is pulled from the tube watch out for the tappet ( push rod cup) and spring that it sits on top of. They can fall out. There are two of the little cup like creatures. One rides the lobe on the cam plate. The spring fits in the center of both. The half most likely to fall out sits at the tip of the push rod. Incidentally, these can come off from any of the push rods. More likely on the gravity prone cylinders though. 
 Now do you really mean grind the valve seats? This is usually because the exhaust valve is leaking on the compression test. 
 I hope you are not going to ream your valve guides. To replace valve guides you will need to pull the cylinders. The rope trick will not work for that.
 Doc
 
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 On Feb 11, 2013, at 7:54 PM, Robin Hou <rmhou(at)yahoo.com (rmhou(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:
 [quote]I am wondering if the "rope trick" to ream valve guides on Lycoming and TCM engines would work on Huosai or M14?  http://www.theleftseat.net/stickyvalvereaming.html
 If so, is there anything special one should look out for?  For example, on number 5 & 6 cylinders, wouldn't their push rods fall out once rock arms were removed?
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				 Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Hi Robin,
 
 basically the rope trick itself should work. I used this for replacing valve guide seals in car engines a few times. But in case of the M 14 these have 14mm spark plug threads, 1.25mm pitch, not 3/4 " or 18mm, so with a 14mm exhaust valve stem you won´t be able to pull the valve stem through the spark hole to polish the seized stem. 
   But after feeling the rather sloppy fit of an M14 ex valve I would not believe that this Lycontisaurus problem is common to  M 14 radials as well.  Anyone knows more about this topic ??
   Sure I had stuck ex valves in earlier times on vintage motor bikes when  I put bronce guides in cast iron heads. But soon I found out that the bronce definitely reduced its inner diameter with time - no carbon build up in the bore. The reamer had to take quite a bit of bronce to restore the initial fit. So I learned to bake the bronce before finish turning the guide, apply only minimal press fit and provide extra clearance for the stem. And I lived happily ever after ........
 
 Cheers
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 P.S. : When pulling the rockers : there are lots of loose needle rollers in them ! Keep a plastic bag ready !
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:04 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Pappy,
 Can you explain how the "rope trick" will work when trying to ream a 
 valve guide with the cylinder in place on the engine?
 
 In order to ream a valve guide, the valve must be completely removed 
 from the guide.   The "rope trick" is used to keep a valve from dropping 
 out of the valve guide by stuffing the rope between the top of the 
 piston and the base of the valve.
 
 FYI - On the M14 and Housai engines, if one brings the piston to TDC, 
 then release the valve keepers and springs, the valve can be moved all 
 the way down until it touches the top of the piston and there will still 
 be about 1/8"- 3/16" of the valve stem still protruding out the top of 
 the valve guide.  This will allow you to grab the top of the valve stem 
 and pull the valve back into position.  If you move the piston off of 
 TDC, the end of the valve stem will move down into the valve guide.  So 
 be careful if you ever do this.
 
 Dennis
 
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 On 2/11/2013 9:06 PM, cjpilot710(at)aol.com wrote:
  	  | Quote: | 	 		   Yes the push rods will fall out on the bottom cylinders. Try to find 
  away to hold them in place (maybe stuffing a clean rag around them.  
  The "rope trick" should work.
  Jim "Pappy" Goolsby
  In a message dated 2/11/2013 8:58:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
  rmhou(at)yahoo.com writes:
 
      I am wondering if the "rope trick" to ream valve guides on
      Lycoming and TCM engines would work on Huosai or M14?
       http://www.theleftseat.net/stickyvalvereaming.html
 
      If so, is there anything special one should look out for?  For
      example, on number 5 & 6 cylinders, wouldn't their push rods fall
      out once rock arms were removed?
 
      Thanks in advance,
 
      Robin
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:08 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				The "rope trick" is used to keep the valve from sliding down through the 
 guide and into the cylinder. By stuffing the rope into the combustion 
 chamber through the spark plug hole, the rope is between the piston and 
 the valve.  This assumes the piston is already fairly close to TDC.  So 
 when the valve spring and keepers are removed the valve slips down on to 
 the rope.  Thus preventing the valve from dropping completely out of the 
 guide.
 
 The "rope trick" is sometimes used when using a borescope look at the 
 valve and seat.  It can also be used if you are planning on lapping a 
 valve without removing the cylinder.
 
 I have never heard of using the rope trick to ream a valve guide because 
 the only way to ream a valve guide would be to drop the valve stem 
 completely out of the guide.  Not a good idea with the cylinder 
 remaining in place on the engine.
 
 Dennis
 
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 On 2/11/2013 9:53 PM, Vic wrote:
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  Hi Robin,
 
  basically the rope trick itself should work. I used this for replacing valve guide seals in car engines a few times. But in case of the M 14 these have 14mm spark plug threads, 1.25mm pitch, not 3/4 " or 18mm, so with a 14mm exhaust valve stem you won´t be able to pull the valve stem through the spark hole to polish the seized stem.
     But after feeling the rather sloppy fit of an M14 ex valve I would not believe that this Lycontisaurus problem is common to  M 14 radials as well.  Anyone knows more about this topic ??
     Sure I had stuck ex valves in earlier times on vintage motor bikes when  I put bronce guides in cast iron heads. But soon I found out that the bronce definitely reduced its inner diameter with time - no carbon build up in the bore. The reamer had to take quite a bit of bronce to restore the initial fit. So I learned to bake the bronce before finish turning the guide, apply only minimal press fit and provide extra clearance for the stem. And I lived happily ever after ........
 
  Cheers
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:49 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Dennis,
  You are correct.  I didn't read the question and that the sticky valve was the problem.
 Pappy
 
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 On Feb 12, 2013, at 9:01 AM, "A. Dennis Savarese" <dsavarese0812(at)bellsouth.net> wrote:
 
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  Pappy,
  Can you explain how the "rope trick" will work when trying to ream a valve guide with the cylinder in place on the engine?
  
  In order to ream a valve guide, the valve must be completely removed from the guide.   The "rope trick" is used to keep a valve from dropping out of the valve guide by stuffing the rope between the top of the piston and the base of the valve.
  
  FYI - On the M14 and Housai engines, if one brings the piston to TDC, then release the valve keepers and springs, the valve can be moved all the way down until it touches the top of the piston and there will still be about 1/8"- 3/16" of the valve stem still protruding out the top of the valve guide.  This will allow you to grab the top of the valve stem and pull the valve back into position.  If you move the piston off of TDC, the end of the valve stem will move down into the valve guide.  So be careful if you ever do this.
  
  Dennis
  
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 > Yes the push rods will fall out on the bottom cylinders. Try to find away to hold them in place (maybe stuffing a clean rag around them.  The "rope trick" should work.
 > Jim "Pappy" Goolsby
 > In a message dated 2/11/2013 8:58:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rmhou(at)yahoo.com writes:
 > 
 >    I am wondering if the "rope trick" to ream valve guides on
 >    Lycoming and TCM engines would work on Huosai or M14?
 >     http://www.theleftseat.net/stickyvalvereaming.html
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 >    If so, is there anything special one should look out for?  For
 >    example, on number 5 & 6 cylinders, wouldn't their push rods fall
 >    out once rock arms were removed?
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 >    Thanks in advance,
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:01 am    Post subject: Re: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Hi all,
 
 I think Robin has specifically asked about a way to ream the guide in a case of seizure and a stuck ex valve as often happens with Lycontisaurus flat engines. So of course you need the rope trick to dismount all components of each valve and drop it in the cylinder completely. After performing the reaming and polishing the valve stem you need the rope trick once more to assemble the springs and keys. This may be a successful procedure for flat engines but as I said not possible on M 14s . The ex valve stem is too big to pass the spark plug thread for polishing. 
   But what I would like to hear : Has anybody ever experienced a stuck ex valve on an M 14 ?
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:11 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:27 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				If one adds 1 quart of MMO to the oil and runs the engine normally for a 
 few hours, the MMO typically seems to eliminate a sticking valve.
 
 Why would anyone want to ream a valve guide with the cylinder in place 
 on the case?  The fine metal particles from the reaming would end up 
 inside the cylinder.  And are you saying you pull the valve stem out of 
 the spark plug hole to polish the valve stem? Then the valve stem has to 
 be reinstalled in the guide with the cylinder in place?  You have got to 
 be kidding, right?  I'm not trying to sound sarcastic here, but before I 
 would ever attempt to do that, I'd remove the cylinder to do the job.
 
 Dennis
 
 
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 On 2/12/2013 9:01 AM, Vic wrote:
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  Hi all,
 
  I think Robin has specifically asked about a way to ream the guide in a case of seizure and a stuck ex valve as often happens with Lycontisaurus flat engines. So of course you need the rope trick to dismount all components of each valve and drop it in the cylinder completely. After performing the reaming and polishing the valve stem you need the rope trick once more to assemble the springs and keys. This may be a successful procedure for flat engines but as I said not possible on M 14s . The ex valve stem is too big to pass the spark plug thread for polishing.
     But what I would like to hear : Has anybody ever experienced a stuck ex valve on an M 14 ?
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:29 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Sticking, but not stuck!  MMO in the oil cured the problem.
 Dennis
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:53 am    Post subject: Re: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Hi Dennis,
 
 not sure I would do this myself but the bloke in Robin´s link suggested this method for flat engines. Just care to read the link on top of the thread.
   Anyway it seems that stuck ex valves are not unknown in M 14s. 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:02 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				You are correct.  They are not uncommon in M14's.  I would qualify 
 "stuck" though as a sticking exhaust valve, which I have personally 
 experienced and as I said, adding a quart of MMO to the oil tank and 
 running the engine normally seems to clear up this problem.
 Dennis
 
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  Hi Dennis,
 
  not sure I would do this myself but the bloke in Robin´s link suggested this method for flat engines. Just care to read the link on top of the thread.
     Anyway it seems that stuck ex valves are not unknown in M 14s.
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:46 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Thanks for all your replies.By the way, reaming valve guides using "rope trick" without removing cylinders is in Lycoming Service Instruction 1425C: http://www.lycoming.com/support/publications/service-instructions/pdfs/SI1425a.pdfI have no desire (read, no knowledge) to try it on my Huosai, but was wondering if this procedure would work for our round engines.
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 Hi Dennis,
 
 not sure I would do this myself but the bloke in Robin´s link suggested this method for flat engines. Just care to read the link on top of the thread.
   Anyway it seems that stuck ex valves are not unknown in M 14s. 
 
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				Just FYI: 
 
 The "Rope Trick" was tried on my engine on cylinder number 2.  It worked perfectly.  At least ... initially.  Then compression went to really bad numbers, the cylinder was pulled and three rings were found to be cracked.  The conjecture is that some material dropped down into the engine and caused the rings to crack.  
 
 The cylinder was removed and honed, new rings installed, etc.  
 
 My personal opinion is that I will never allow this method to be used again on my engine.  Since then I have run MMO in the fuel religiously, and in the oil right before each oil change and have never had a problem since (about 600 hours).  In my view, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do things the right way.  Time consuming and painful as it might be, cleaning out a valve guide, or re-surfacing a valve seat,  simply should be done off aircraft and on the bench.  
 
 Doing it with the "rope trick" does indeed make this task much easier to accomplish, but it comes with some risks.  
 
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				If you do this on either the Huosai or M14, two things to watch for catching and collecting all the rocker arm needle bearing and the lifter piston and spring on any of the lower cylinders.  I have used the rope trick to replace valve seals and/or valve springs.
  
 Gill
  
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 I am wondering if the "rope trick" to ream valve guides on Lycoming and TCM engines would work on Huosai or M14?  http://www.theleftseat.net/stickyvalvereaming.html
 
  
 
 If so, is there anything special one should look out for?  For example, on number 5 & 6 cylinders, wouldn't their push rods fall out once rock arms were removed?
 
  
 
 Thanks in advance,
 
  
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:25 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Hate to sound inexperienced but what is MMO, what does it do, where can I get it and what are the symptoms of a sticking Ex valve?
 
 Andrew Park
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				Good advice Gill.  As you said,  the 'rope trick' will work when 
 replacing valve seals or valve springs.  An alternative to the rope 
 trick is to pressurize the cylinder with standard shop pressure.  That 
 usually will keep the valve in place while releasing the valve stem keepers.
 Dennis
 
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 On 2/12/2013 11:51 AM, Gill Gutierrez wrote:
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  If you do this on either the Huosai or M14, two things to watch for 
  catching and collecting all the rocker arm needle bearing and the 
  lifter piston and spring on any of the lower cylinders.  I have used 
  the rope trick to replace valve seals and/or valve springs.
 
  Gill
 
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  [mailto:owner-yak-list-server(at)matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Robin Hou
  *Sent:* Monday, February 11, 2013 6:54 PM
  *To:* Yak List
  *Subject:* Valve Guide Reaming
 
  I am wondering if the "rope trick" to ream valve guides on Lycoming 
  and TCM engines would work on Huosai or M14? 
  http://www.theleftseat.net/stickyvalvereaming.html
 
  If so, is there anything special one should look out for?  For 
  example, on number 5 & 6 cylinders, wouldn't their push rods fall out 
  once rock arms were removed?
 
  Thanks in advance,
 
  Robin
 
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:01 am    Post subject: Valve Guide Reaming | 
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				Good question.  Marvel Mystery Oil.
 Dennis
 
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  Hate to sound inexperienced but what is MMO, what does it do, where can I get it and what are the symptoms of a sticking Ex valve?
 
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