Cool Tool Tuesday: Air Operated Valve Holder

Here’s another cool tool under $15 for anyone that needs to remove valve springs with the engine in the car. Powerhouse Products has the solution to working with valve springs without removing the cylinder heads from your block.

It happens more often than you think. Maybe you are breaking in a flat tappet cam and you have double nested valve springs. You need to remove the inside spring to break in the camshaft then reinstall the spring after break in. Perhaps one of your valve seals is leaking and fouling your spark plugs. Whatever the case, you need to remove the valve spring without having the valve fall down in the cylinder bore. Powerhouse’s Air Operated Valve Holder is the perfect accessory for this task.

Easy enough to use, the Powerhouse design allows the user to thread one end of the hose into the spark plug hole and the other end to supplied air. Air pressure keeps the valve from falling into the cylinder bore.

This unit comes complete with 12″ flexible hose and a two step fitting for both 14mm and 18mm threads.

Features of Powerhouses Air Operated Valve Holder:

• Two-step fitting works with 14mm & 18mm threads
• Constant air pressure keeps valves from accidentally falling into the combustion chamber
• Perfect accessory when replacing valve springs or valve stem seals but don’t want to remove heads
• Heavy duty 12″ flexible hose easily stretches from the spark plug hole to your air supply