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Looking to increase compression on the 82 4bbl engine, which was barely 8.0:1. These 88' 302 casting...

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Not wanting to borrow the valve spring compressor twice I'm removing the valve spring retainers/clip...

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Grasp the 13/16 inch deep impact socket and WHACK it with the rubber mallet. You're wearing eye prot...

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After a whack or three the first clip usually pops out

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One clip remaining, watch your eyes and keep your safety glasses on and hit it again

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There's the other clip, a little out out of focus. The deep socket usually captures the clip no trou...

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There's the ages old original Mopar valve seals. The intake closest to us, the exhaust furthest away...

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Exhaust valves were not that badly carboned up

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They cleaned up well with second or two on the wire brush

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Intake valves were pretty coked up alright.

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Intakes cleaned up fine too, with just a bit more time.

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This intake valve concerned me. It wasn't loose in the guide so I'm assuming it was a dead plug or s...

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It could be just the valve face not sealing well against it's valve seat in the head. Either way it'...

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What am I cleaning the valves with ? Just a wire wheel in the drill, clamped into th3 good old 6 inc...

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The valves MUST go back into their original guide, when you're lapping. Slip the seal on the valve, ...

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There's the course 120 grit valve lapping paste and the lapper on the lamp

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More than a little impressed with the fairly direct shot these 302 exhaust ports have, compared to o...

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Here's my valve lapping station using the desk lamp. You can see the initial course lap on the exhau...

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Fresh coats of 70s Chrysler Blue

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The most vicious cleaner I could find to use to clean the carbon out of the ports

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Even comes with a handy spray straw

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Off with the old open chambered 82' New Yorker 318 4bbl heads part # 4027163. Plain 1.78 intake valv...

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Anyone who says there ain't a HUGE chamber volume difference between the open chambered heads and th...

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After 30 years on the road....no carbon ridge on the cylinder bores and not too much carbon on the p...

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567 hits | 54.96 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
Cleaned off the pistons with 3M pads mounted on the 2" air grinder.

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Gakets on and torqued to 95 ft/lb spec. The higher compression 302 swirl heads are on ! Bring on the...