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Old 01-13-2016, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by London Lad View Post
I was about to say the same. it looks like 'make work' to me. We used to hold the valves up with compressed air while changing seals in the 'old days'
I must be really old, I've used oiled up cotton clothesline. With piston at BDC, feed as much oiled cotton clothesline into the cylinder as you can, rotate up toward TDC and compress the line. Service stemseals. Remove rope, do next cyl.
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