valve spring compressors? (and keeping the valves from falling out)

[Cody Forbes]

> --- Cody Forbes <cody at craincorporated.com> wrote:
> > Cylinders? Your doing valves with the head on the
> > car? Thats different. I
> > always assemble heads on the bench. Why would you
> > want to ever have the
> > keepers off a valve with the head on the motor? Not
> > like you can get the
> > valves out or anything.
>
> The main job would be replacing stem seals.  Recently
> I just installed Autotech HD springs, took about two
> hrs.  Not all of us can pull a head and re-install it
> in three hrs:)
>

Well hey that was only my second one. I think I'm guna shoot for 2 on my
next one. Only problem is the dang thing is so hot when you try to lift it
off when cars only been sitting for 30min when heads ready to come off!
Seriously (actually I am serious about doin it in 2,but thats besides the
point) I figure when a head is due for seals its probbly could use some
cleaning up too. I could see what you mean when doing a set of new springs,
but for anything else I think its worth it to clean and reseat the valves
and such.

When I do my 2hr head job I'll be sure to have somebody take pictures for
proof!

-Cody