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RE: aluminum retainers for any motor By Robert Mitchell - 02/17/2001 2:13:32 AM; IP 66.8.156.146 Aluminum retainers have no place except on the shelf of a nostalgia collector. They are, as you found, prone to erosion by the rocker arm due to their extra thickness, prone to valve pull-through due to the soft nature of aluminum, and erosion by the valve spring sending slivers of aluminum throughout the oil system, amongst other things. Replace them ASAP, unless you have a NASCAR team's budget that will allow for frequent teardowns/rebuilds. They were intended to be replaced regularly during weekly rebuilds of drag race engines who wanted every last RPM squeezed out of their engine. Try pushing a short length of rope into the spark plug hole with the piston down in the bore, and gently rotate the engine by hand until the rope has packed the cylinder tight. Voila, the valve stays put. Brought to you by somebody who doesn't always have access to compressed air. Aloha, Robert

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Skip Navigation Links.  428 cj valve spring retainer cracked -- Toltz, 02/11/2001  RE: 428 cj valve spring retainer cracked -- Stanley Superior, 02/11/2001  RE: 428 cj valve spring retainer cracked -- gerry, 02/12/2001  Did you find the broken peice? -- Neppy, 02/14/2001 RE: aluminum retainers for any motor -- Robert Mitchell, 02/17/2001

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