They ride the stem where ever the like. What you are seeing is normal for an Umbrella seal. Mark “Li la li Li la la la, li la li”(Paul Simon-The Boxer) ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Garner" <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "AMC List" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: "Frank Swygert" <farna@xxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:38:04 PM > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Valve springs > I'm putting my 232 head bad together with new valve springs and valve > seals. I noticed that the valve seals ride up and down the vale stem > when it goes up and down. Am I doing something wrong? If not, how does > this help? > I am putting back on the way they came off with the cup down. I have > another head off another 232 and the valves are cup down on it too and > they are not at the bottom of the valve stem. They are all over, up > and down the valve stem between the head and the top springer retainer > washer. > --- farna@xxxxxxx wrote: > From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> > To: Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Valve springs > Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:22:26 -0400 > No, all the springs are rated the same. The end that has the coils > just > a little closer together should be toward the head, that's the only > note > in the TSM concerning valve springs. I think you will find the paint > on > the close coil end. > I would assume someone marked them at one time indicating intake and > exhaust with different colors, but that's just a guess. Shouldn't hurt > where they are. > On 04/16/2013 07:22 PM, Thomas Garner wrote: > > Rebuilding my 64 232 engine. Replacing the valve springs and I > > noticed half the springs are marked white and the other half are > > marked blue. Do I need to put one or the other color on the intake > > and exhaust valves or does it matter? > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Are you prepared for your exam > > 4TestsMail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > > http://www.4testsmail.com/ > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Are you prepared for your exam > 4TestsMail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > http://www.4testsmail.com/ > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20130417/482676e3/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com