Lifter tappet help B20

lelshaddai · May 23rd, 2018, 00:34

So, I have a serious problem. Bonehead move. I was replacing the valve stem seals with head on using the rope trick. Everything was going well until the last two valves. I needed to remove the connecting rod out to get some clearance and before I knew it the tappet lifted out with the rod and is now laying on it's side under the head. I can see it through the hole. I can get a magnet on it. Is it even possible to get it back in the hole while the head is on it? I really did not want the expense of a new head gasket and the time to tear it all back down.

lelshaddai · May 23rd, 2018, 00:55

Nevermind, with a little magnet work I did get it back in.

VolvoFan · May 23rd, 2018, 20:14

Well done. I just love it when a little improvisation works and saves a lot of time, effort and, in some cases, money!

May 23rd, 2018, 00:34	#1
lelshaddai Senior Member Last Online: Dec 30th, 2022 02:42 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Mesa, Arizona	Lifter tappet help B20 So, I have a serious problem. Bonehead move. I was replacing the valve stem seals with head on using the rope trick. Everything was going well until the last two valves. I needed to remove the connecting rod out to get some clearance and before I knew it the tappet lifted out with the rod and is now laying on it's side under the head. I can see it through the hole. I can get a magnet on it. Is it even possible to get it back in the hole while the head is on it? I really did not want the expense of a new head gasket and the time to tear it all back down. __________________ 1962 Volvo PV544 1951 Studebaker Starlight State Commander Coupe 1953 Studebaker Starlight Commander

May 23rd, 2018, 00:55	#2
lelshaddai Senior Member Last Online: Dec 30th, 2022 02:42 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Mesa, Arizona	Nevermind, with a little magnet work I did get it back in. __________________ 1962 Volvo PV544 1951 Studebaker Starlight State Commander Coupe 1953 Studebaker Starlight Commander

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May 23rd, 2018, 20:14	#3
VolvoFan Master Member Last Online: Apr 16th, 2024 17:36 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alton	Well done. I just love it when a little improvisation works and saves a lot of time, effort and, in some cases, money!

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