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Old 10-22-2004, 09:29 AM
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Re: Smoking Blazer...

Ok hellbilly, here goes:

You will need to remove all six plugs. Then the valve covers (new gaskets). You will need to make an air chock out of an old plug or use a compression guage line so that you can charge each cylinder with air, for example:

Say you are doing #1 first, you screw in the air chock (sparkplug hole), attach the air line from your compressor and that will charge the cylinder up and possibly rotate the engine and put the piston at bottom(the air pressure will keep the valve from falling into the cylinder when you remove the keeper and spring). Now you use a spring compressor to compress the valve spring allowing you to remove the keepers. When you have removed the keepers, you can slide the spring up and off of the valve stem while it is still compressed. You can now change the seals. After the seals have been replaced, reverse the process. This is done on all six.

I will tell you this, if you do not have enough experience, you might consider having a reputable mechanic do this or have an experienced mechanic help you and you will learn something. IMHO, a day without learning is one less day in your life that is wasted.
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