I just put 15' of rope into my motor!

[JR]

The truck started running crappy so I pulled the valve cover and found that I had a busted valve spring. I didn't have the little fitting to hook the air compressor up to the motor so I called my dad and he said to cram some rope in the spark plug hole then turn the motor over by hand until it stops then you can pull the spring without the valve falling into the cylinder.

It's fixed and back on the road now and the rope worked great!:cheers:

 

[805moparkid]

yep old school trick

 

[Gnome]

awesome!

i like cheating tricks like that.... i have a long flat blade screwdriver that i bent to do the same thing. i have 100 or so special tools and some are disposable coat hanger tools too.

 

[demon seed]

Yup, used the rope trick a time or 2 myself, just keep packing her in.

 

[Daz570]

also top dead centre and a phillips head screw driver with a kink in it works a treat too,

good save

 

[DRENO]

Rope trick doesn't mean much to me,but aren't Dads great!8)

 

[bremereric]

I made one...spark plug and quick connect air fitting...

 

[RustyRatRod]

Old school at its finest. Done it many times myself. Works great.

 

[cuda65vpt]

Dads are great aren't they.

Bremereric, cool tool!

 

[JR]

but aren't Dads great!8)

Mine is only good for car info. The last time we were around each other and there wasn't a car involved I was 16 and he thretend to kick my *** then he ended up on the kitchen floor with a steak knife to his neck. Lesson learned for both of us, no car no talking! If there is a car involved we get along great:-D

 

[JR]

I made one...spark plug and quick connect air fitting...

I will build one this weekend! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

 

[340_833 dart]

Yeah, that's a great low-buck trick, until the rope manages to loop itself into a knot and you have to pull the head to get the rope out.
I made a tool similar to bremeric. Compressed air is the only way to go.

 

[green1]

Piston at TDC, and air.