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No need for heat... 200 1985

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posted by  lucid on  Wed Sep 28 09:17 CST 2005
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Correct. And as long as the piston is set to TDC on the compression stroke as instructed, both valves are closed on their seats, so there's no risk of valve damage as the rope is compressed.

Don Foster apparently introduced the "Rope Trick" to the Brick Board, but I suspect it's decades old. I've known it for years, but went and bought the "correct" tool a few years ago anyhow. Playing "pro" I guess.

But I just used the rope on an '80 240 that had been dead for 9 years, and can't imagine anything easier and faster. I use about 3' to 4' of soft clothesline, which seems about right with the piston about 1/4 of the way down.
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Bruce Young
'93 940-NA (current), 240s (one V8), 140s, 122s, since '63.






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