terakiller -- I've never removed the valve springs with the heads on the block, although I am familiar with the "compressed air" technique. I never heard of the nylon rope trick, but ol' Rick has forgotten more tricks than I'll ever learn (on cars, that is
). I did see a demonstration of a cool tool called "Keeper-Eeze" that supposedly can be used while the head is still on the block. If anyone is really, really bored here on the day after Christmas, they can watch a PowerPoint presentation on the tool, which is really an all-in-one spring/retainer/keeper remover and installer. It would be nice if someone out there actually had one and liked it though.
http://www.goodson.com/technical_sup...eeperEeze2.pps
BTW, don't be a "one-post-wonder." Give us an update -- I'm sure there are a few fellas here that are a bit skeptical of an original car sitting somewhere not running because of a $5 part that takes 10 minutes to change out.
