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Originally Posted by Binx
flthd31, How long are the springs? My guess is older springs were used (too long by the number of coils), bound up, blew the top of the upper retainers out then someone couldn't tell what happened so they extended the lifters to reset the lash. My guess.
Lonnie
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Here is a pic of some springs. The ones on the right are from a 49 Merc and are the same length and style exactly like the ones I removed from the 59ab.
The ones on the left are from an 8ba ford (not sure of the year). I no longer have the keepers from the Merc valves to compare to (wish I did).
I acquired this engine "as is" to go in my current project knowing it would need a rebuild. It turned over easily with a small 3/8 drive socket on the crank bolt. With intake off, all the valves worked OK and nothing was the least bit stuck. Cylinders show a fair amount of wear (definitely needs bored)
Springs were not binding.