The valve springs I got have a damper on them. I don't see any mention of which way these are supposed to go in. Does the damper face down touching the head, or up towards the valve cover? It would seem that it would face up towards the valve cover, since the valve retainer has a tighter fit...but just checking.

Also, what is the difference between a valve spring with a "sleeved damper" and one without? What does it do I mean...

These are what I am talking about:



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Brando

Hi Brando, hello everyone,


Those are the longest valve springs I've ever seen.

Regards, Norm

LOL

They are stacked on top of each other....

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Brando

I guess I was right...




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Brando

I check out anything I might not understand with my machine shop, when I pick everything up.

The springs and dampers don't look like those in your first post.

BBO heads in your third post have stock looking springs and stock looking dampers.

The head on the bottom appears to have a sloppy valve job, the #5/#6 exhaust would be the deal killer for me. Looks like it's at least .020" lower than the rest. Didn't look that close at the top one.

Let's see DrRansom442 do that with his search engines.

Norm

Welp...I looked at the heads on the car today, and they are installed with the dampers touching the heads....

And interestingly enough, the outside of the valve covers seem to be metal...but the interior is plastic.

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Brando

I've never seen one like yours. Was hoping someone would reply. Didn't see the question til now.


Damper is there to cancel the spring harmonics. Makes sure the valve is where it should be at all times. A lot like a shock absorber in the suspension.

Norm