If the cylinder heads are on the engine, you will need to add air pressure to the cylinder to hold the valves in place. Our example is the Craftsman 47089 compression test kit using the 14mm long ...

Although the basic purpose of a valvespring is to close the valve while also ensuring that the valvetrain stays in contact with the cam lobe, it must perform this feat under grueling conditions that ...

Many gearheads buy their cylinder heads fully assembled and don't have to sweat making sure all of the various parts are set up correctly. But for those that build their own, or that just need to swap ...

The valvespring is the curse of the overhead-valve, pushrod V-8. Racers and savvy enthusiasts have long been conscious of the effects of valvesprings going away. Take a cruise through the pits of any ...