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WayFast84
10-22-2008, 08:22 PM
What is the tool required to loosen the poly lock so I can get the rocker arms off? Is it an allen key or a hex key? what size?

I removed one before, but for the life of me I cant find what I used to remove it with.. I went through all my bits, all my allen keys.. Guess I borrowed it from some one and gave it back.
GP99GT
10-22-2008, 09:14 PM
allen = hex
sweetbmxrider
10-22-2008, 10:53 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_wrench if you scroll down and look on the far right, you will see the difference between most any screw you may come across. that should help.
allen/hex
http://www.4-motorcycles.co.uk/acatalog/allen-key2.jpg

torx
http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/2569927_lg.jpg
WayFast84
10-23-2008, 09:51 AM
i ment torx. I was tired as ****..

Its an allen key right? And what size so I can go buy one...
enRo
10-23-2008, 10:18 AM
Just go by a set. I have what sweetbmxrider posted up for both hex and torx wrenches, and they were quite cheap.
WildBillyT
10-23-2008, 10:57 AM
Just go by a set. I have what sweetbmxrider posted up for both hex and torx wrenches, and they were quite cheap.

I think they are around $15 a set.

WF, make sure you are using the correct Metric or SAE size wrench.
WayFast84
10-23-2008, 02:43 PM
didnt even need on to get the rocker arms off....

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/Wayfast84/head1.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/Wayfast84/head2.jpg
Pampered-Z
10-24-2008, 10:54 AM
Still need to get them off to adjust when you put the heads back on.
Ian
10-24-2008, 06:52 PM
maybe its just the lighting, but it looks like you have different kinds of exhaust valves :?
WildBillyT
10-24-2008, 07:13 PM
maybe its just the lighting, but it looks like you have different kinds of exhaust valves :?

Ian-

I was thinking the same thing...
WayFast84
10-25-2008, 09:47 AM
How could that have happened. I got these right from jegs GMPP screw up?
V
10-25-2008, 10:28 AM
looks like just the angle paired with the lighting and carbon buildup, they appear to be the same.
WayFast84
10-25-2008, 11:24 AM
looks like just the angle paired with the lighting and carbon buildup, they appear to be the same.

Yeah. they are all the same. The other head is off.

I'm playing with the idea of having new valve springs installed. I will be porting the heads my self as well as the intake manifold. I just started practicing on my old LG4 intake manifold. I need more pieces before I can get to practicing with my heads.

I'm also thinking about having bigger valves installed But I don't know what the benefits would be, Or If i have them matched to my camshaft or anything
Tru2Chevy
10-26-2008, 02:35 AM
Matt - seriously. Stop making more projects for yourself. Keep it up, and the car won't be back on the road until you've been legally drinking for several years. Trust me.

Just fix what needs fixing and put it back together.

- Justin
LTb1ow
10-26-2008, 06:52 AM
+1. Don't give it more reasons to shoot it and be done with.
camaroAL
11-04-2008, 10:12 PM
if u dont know how to correctly port, u shouldnt! u can end up loosing power instead of gaining it... put it together and enjoy it..
LTb1ow
11-05-2008, 12:43 PM
On the topic of poly locks, when installing them, I just tighten the main nut as if it were a regular one, and when I like it, I tighten the allen nut?
Slow96LT1
11-05-2008, 05:04 PM
On the topic of poly locks, when installing them, I just tighten the main nut as if it were a regular one, and when I like it, I tighten the allen nut?

yea but hold the outside one