13 July 2018 - 302 cylinder heads E7TE

I purchased another valve spring compressor tool and it is what I should have purchased the first time around.  This C Clamp style makes removal and installation of the valve train WAAAAAAY easier.

I completely removed all the valves/springs assemblies and put the parts in a valve train organizer tray.  Labeled ziplocks have worked well in the past but the tray makes it a bit easier to work on the cylinder heads.

So now that the cylinder heads are disassembled I can take them to the machine shop and get them checked/cleaned and reworked.  The end game for these E7TE heads is to install them on the 289 block.

This metric 16mm socket is just the right size to allow removing stubborn valve retainer