Posted by t.r.k. on June 30, 2020 at 18:15:29 from (71.31.64.233):
In Reply to: Re: What This Be? posted by Janicholson on June 30, 2020 at 13:55:27:
Yes, a shop-made valve spring compressor. A modified freeze plug welded to a C-clamp. Probably set up to do one particular cylinder head.
About 30 years ago, when I was in Tech. School taking Auto mechanics, we broke the jaws on the valve spring compressor. ('We' was not me personally.)
One of the instructors, also a welding instructor took the compressor and a freeze plug and left. About 1/2 hour later he returned with the 'repaired' valve spring compressor. He had drilled about a 3/4" hole in the freeze plug and welded it between the remains of the jaws. It worked find on small block Chevy heads. The freeze plug stayed right on the valve retainer and the keepers and valve stem pushed right up through the hole.
I later bought one at a flea market, and fixed it the same way.
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