i have a 1997 ram with 360 engine, the question is.. do i need to remove the cylinder heads to replace the valve seals? please say no lol

 

No.

It is a time consuming job....... but, doesn't require head removal. You will have to come up with a way to keep the valves from falling into the cylinder though.... Either pressurizing the cylinder, stuffing a rope in there, or something similar. Not a bad job, just time-consuming.

 

yea its very simple....just pull valve covers, and rocker arms, then you need to put some pressure, like heyyou said, into the cylinder. and theres a special tool you'll need to remove them, not sure what it is tho...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob_4-F-m1FI

 

You guys are awesome, i love this site... prolly do them this weekend but if it still smokes, its gone lol

 

its called a ...............drum roll............. valve spring compressor.

there's an air pressure valve thingy you can screw into the spark plug hole to hold the valve up... but you have to pray it doesn't leak.

another way is to remove all plugs. one cylinder at a time, locate the top of the compression stroke. then rotate the piston down. thread in some small soft rope through the spark plug hole. then rotate the piston back up to the top until it stops on the pinched rope. remove valve springs, change the seal, reinstall.

 

Yeah make sure the valve doesnt fall the last thing you want is to hear on the last valve is, thunk as it slides down into the cylinder.

 

lol I was drawing a blank for such an easy thing to remember