John Smith Racing, LLC

In this video, I show the Euroexport valve spring compressor tool that I’ve been using on the 4.6 DOHC Marauder cylinder heads. I’ve used a lot of different valve spring tools over the years, and this one is honestly one of my favorites. It makes removing and installing valve springs fast, easy, and way less frustrating.

Euroexport makes tools for several different engine platforms, but this one has been awesome for these modular Ford heads. Definitely a huge time saver when you’re tearing down or assembling cylinder heads.

Tool used in this video:
https://www.euroexportinc.com/ford-modular-4-6l-5-4l-4v-valve-spring-compressor/

More Marauder build videos coming soon.

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In this video, I show how quick and easy it is to remove valve springs using one of the old-school hammer style valve spring tools. No complicated setup, no expensive equipment… just a fast way to get the keepers out and tear down cylinder heads.

This is on a 4.6 DOHC engine for the Mercury Marauder budget build project.

Installing piston rings without any special tools on a 4.6 DOHC Cobra engine going into my Marauder.

You don’t always need fancy tools… just take your time and don’t break anything 😅

This is part of the budget rebuild to get the Marauder back on the road.