We swapped out the old “outers only” valve springs, and installed Comp Cams 988-16 valve springs by pumping compressed air into the cylinder (through an old compression tester hose), and a valve compressor made from a “fiendishly low build quality” Wrecking Bar that I modified.
Handy tip for installing hoods – use a bolt with the head cut off and rounded (and slotted like a flat-blade screw) as a “pin” to hold the hood in the hinges. Much easier to support the hood while you argue with fasteners.
Now we just need to wait for some dry, no snow, no salt, days to break in the rings.
