Many gearheads buy their cylinder heads fully assembled and don't have to sweat making sure all of the various parts are set up correctly. But for those that build their own, or that just need to swap ...

If the cylinder heads are on the engine, you will need to add air pressure to the cylinder to hold the valves in place. Our example is the Craftsman 47089 compression test kit using the 14mm long ...

The valvespring is the curse of the overhead-valve, pushrod V-8. Racers and savvy enthusiasts have long been conscious of the effects of valvesprings going away. Take a cruise through the pits of any ...

It may not be pleasant, but setting the valve lash on a high-performance engine is a skill that must be learned. The reality is that even the most savvy engine masters had to learn about lash at one ...