kd 3087 valve spring compressor

[csomni]

looking for a good used kd 3087 valve spring compressor. anything out there


thanks

[Juggy]

there were some on ebay a month or so ago. like 20 of them. i picked up one, they were 50 bucks

just checked the auction, appears they sold out on the 30th of april...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=360342964372

theres the link, maybe u can ask the seller if he has any left....

[csomni]

found one thanks for all your help

[Blue Iroc R/T]

Glad you found one. Here are some more, if anyone else is looking. They don't come up in a search for KD-3087, have to search just for "3087" to locate them. Anyway more than 10 available:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Valve...motiveQ5fTools

[iTurbo]

Thanks for finding that Ralph. I was wondering is that the one to use on the TIII Lotus head? 16v Masi TC?

I'm trying to find a good compressor that will work for both heads. I got an OHV spring compressor from Craftsman yesterday thinking it would work and it didn't fit either TIII or TC heads.

[Blue Iroc R/T]

Jeremy, I know this one works good on the 16v T-III Head & the 8v head (on or off the car), no personal experience on the TC heads.

[iTurbo]

Thanks; the fact that it works for TIII is good enough for me, especially at that price. So far I'm striking out here with the two I have.

[Blue Iroc R/T]

I also took a piece of approx. 3/4" O.D. tube x 8" Long, and drilled two holes in it to bolt down in place of the rocker shafts. Being about 8"long will permit you to get 3 or 4 valves with each setting. See pics here; http://www.pbase.com/rmscott/valve_spring_compressor If you had a piece of stock long enough, you could make one to fit the whole length (but I used what I had & it works for me). If the head is off of the car and you are doing it on the bench, I took a small piece of wood and placed under the head in the bowl that I'm working on, to keep the valve closed while I am compressing the spring. If you are doing it ON the car, 1st remove all spark plugs, then cut a length of nylon rope and push down in the cylinder (thru the spark plug hole), then HAND crank that piston up to the top (or until the rope in contacting the valves).

[Juggy]

i just bolted the stock rocker arm back down....lol....

hey ralph just curious about your head, as it was a minor snag for me.....but did you grind around the spring for more clearance?? it appears its been relieved some. but when I disassembled my head the tool was rubbing into the aluminum some. i will clear it back b4 i put it back 2gether....

just giving anyone the heads up....

[Blue Iroc R/T]

I remember now; the reason that I made the tube is that I was lazy and didn't want to disassemble the rocker shafts, so I had this tube laying around and just drilled a couple holes in it.
No, I didn't do any grinding on my head. It is as I received it from Pascal Blouin (is or was a member here). I purchased the head that is shown in the pics from him. However I also used the tool on the head that I took off, which was a Chrysler warranty replacement Dunn head, that only had 18K miles on it when it cracked (and it came with alum. core plugs). I might have had a little rubbing of the tool at times, but it wasn't any problem. One thing, you need to make sure that the little thumb screw on the retainer brackets is pretty tight to keep the two brackets held close together. http://www.pbase.com/rmscott/image/51715811