jrichker said:I heard that you can stuff cotton rope down the spark plug hole with the cylinder almost at TDC. Then slowly turn the crank by using the balancer bolt until you feel resistance. The rope fills the combustion chanber and holds the valves in place. It is soft enough that you won't damage anything if you are reasonably careful. That way you can accomplish the same thing, but don't need an air compressor.
thats some horrible luck8950HO said:Yeah,that`s an old time trick that usually works.But I remember reading a post on a forum a while back where the guy was using this method on a 86`Mustang 5.0L and somehow the rope had formed itself into a knot in the combustion chamber and could not be pulled out.It then said the guy had to pull the head to remove the rope,major bummer!!! .
This is the only case I`ve ever heard of it not working.
jrichker said:I heard that you can stuff cotton rope down the spark plug hole with the cylinder almost at TDC. Then slowly turn the crank by using the balancer bolt until you feel resistance. The rope fills the combustion chanber and holds the valves in place. It is soft enough that you won't damage anything if you are reasonably careful. That way you can accomplish the same thing, but don't need an air compressor.
nitequill said:whats up guys new guy here. im rebuilding a 351W to do a swap into my 65 mustang. i never rebuilt a engine before but im giving it a shot with the help of my chilton's manuel and the helpful hints i get off stangnet. could some one please send me a step by step guide to rebuilding a 351W.
P.S. what is the TDC?
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