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How To: Low Buck Cylinder Head Rebuild

The Horsepower Monster 213,242 6 years ago
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I'm building a junkyard LS/LQ9 for a magazine story and thought I'd pass along some tricks I've learned from different engine builders over the years on rebuilding a set of cylinder heads on the cheap. These tips will also work for Chevrolet small block/big block, Ford and Mopar engines. We'll touch on pulling valve stem seals, removing valve springs, lapping valves, checking valve seat seal, cleaning aluminum heads and more! Thanks for watching. Tools I used: LS valvespring compressor: https://amzn.to/31IesC0 Valve stem seal remove/installer: https://amzn.to/2MZYakt Valve lapping compound: https://amzn.to/2NdpnjZ Suction cup valve lapping sticks: https://amzn.to/2KselFf Carbide tipped gasket scraper: https://amzn.to/2KuFGq4 We're constantly uploading great new videos. Please subscribe so you won't miss out! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheHorsepowerMonster MORE INTERNET GOODNESS: Website: http://www.horsepowermonster.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HorsepowerMonster Instagram: http://instagram.com/horsepowermonster ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Introduction 1:45 - How to check if the cylinder head valve seat seal is good 3:45 - Using LS valve spring compressor to remove springs 4:46 - Removing cylinder head valve stem seals 5:40 - How to check valve guide clearance quickly and easily 7:15 - How to clean carbon deposit off of valves 9:20 - Lapping in valves and seats 12:00 - Installing new valve stem seals 14:04 - Installing valves, retainers, locks, and valve springs on an LS cylinder head The song "Hustle & Flow" provided courtesy Ample Tunes -- https://ampletunes.com/

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