How To Fix A Valve Guide That Moved. Epic Fix! 

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Locktite offers a high temp locker. It's 620 and it holds up to 382 degrees Fahrenheit. It's specifically designed to work with cylindrical press fit applications and I always use this in conjunction with a set screw and peening the surrounding aluminum. I've got engines out there that have over 600 hours on them after this repair. Thanks for showing another method. Zip~

Access holes look and should be a factory installed, pure genius. Lots of good tips on your channel and entertainment!

Taryl is the old master mechanic in town that can fix anything. He never surprises me with the innovative ideas he comes up with.

A couple of tricks we used to use to hold in valve guides in aluminum heads like that were to knurl the valve guide on the lathe, (knurling increases the OD of the guide slightly), then we would press it in place with green locktite. Rather than a set screw, on some engines we would drill an offset hold that just touched on the side of the valve guide and drive a roll pin in place. This was common on engines with valve guide bosses under the spring. On some race engines and aftermarket heads they would use a circlip or snap ring to back up the press fit on some valve guides. The circlip would retain a larger steel washer that protruded beneath the valve spring, and thus the valve spring pressure would help hold the valve guide in place. The steel washer or shim also prevented the valve spring from wearing into the aluminum head as well.

The 2 1/2" inspection plugs was a brilliant idea, well done!

teryl your over the top go the extra mile i love it not many people do that these days.

Lol, loved the adopt a part. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine who works at Napa was cleaning out his dad's old mower shop. His dad had been in business since the late 60s and closed his shop in 1990 and he then unfortunately died of cancer in 1991. Steve gave me a big box of new old stock parts he found in his dad's shop. There were condensors for the old Briggs 8n series and points for 3.5 and 5 horse tecumsehs and even a new .010 piston and ring set for a late 70s lawnboy 2 stroke, I think a D series. I doubt I'll ever use them, as the engines they fit are long gone and I haven't seen any or worked on any for years, but I'm thinking of making a display showing pictures of the engines the parts fit and a description of what they were for, and put it up as a display. Kinda have it as a antique display.

I HAVE BEEN A SMALL ENGINE MECHANIC OVER 40 YEARS!!! WORKED AT DEALERS AS A MECHANIC OVER 25 YEARS AS A SMALL ENGINE MECHANIC. I OWN MY OWN LANDSCAPE COMPANY AND REPAIR ALL MY OWN MACHINES. THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS!!! I LEARN NEW STUFF FROM YOU DARYL ALL THE TIME. THANKS AGAIN!!!!

Taryl you should have your own show on cable. I just love watching. Awesome video as always

Always hands on start to finish with detailed explanation of do's and don'ts. Kudos to the Camera man always focused on the good stuff.

Fascinating, innovative repair from some guy running his own biz in some nondescript town. Reminding me of the American ingenuity that once made our country great; and sadly, an ingenuity, like the greatness, that has all but disappeared.

You are a great inspiration for us small engine mechanics! Thank you for sharing a wisdom that is so rare.

Tim, Taryl, Mr.Dactal, etc. is both very entertaining and very informative. His repair solution for these small engines with backed out valve guides was great. Y'all (Dactal family) keep up the good work....have a great day. Roll Tide. God bless.

Another FREE informative and funny video. How can anyone dislike it? Watch some of the other guys videos on Sunday morning and there are 8-10 commercials to get through.

Awesome repair, to bad shops only replace parts these day's. Very smart video.

So nice to see someone that not only knows what he is doing but doesn’t screw his customers doing it!

Most shop owners just buy new parts. They don't care. I admire your ingenuity.

I enjoy waching Taryl video and learn how to work on small engines!

I did this same exact repair to nearly identical engone in a JD lawn tractor. I used the green loctite(bearing mount) as well as the set screw... turned out great. Thanks Taryl!

Ohh boy I can't be more happy watching this guy's video,,God bless taryl,,

Dear Tarryl, I have been fixing cars and small engines all my life and I thought I knew it all but I don`t know as much as you. Thanks Tarryl for all of your informative and entertaining vids. Kind regards, Paul from UK.

Fantastic Taryl, man this is pure comic and informative genius. Always waiting on your next episode. Keepem coming

I got so choked up about the used parts I almost could not watch, Keep up the great videos. You have helped me more than you know, fixed my son's engine with confidence after watching your videos. Replaced his cam shaft because his compression release was broken, Thank you so much, as my son and I agreed , : It's NOT THE SPACE SHUTTLE : Thanks again !!!!!

This is the difference from a real "mechanic" and a parts changer.

Lawnmower surgeon. Absolute king of mowers.

at 42:58 The harmonious Taryl yells match perfectly with the pitch of the engine. I suspect if we all did that it would add +70% horsepower to our engines. Great vid again. Stay gold.

This guy is amazing the details ,.. explains everything.

Great sense of humor and excellent guides for the repairs , thx alot!!!

Greatest Lawnmower Shop in America !!

I really LIKE the idea of those inspection caps. I bought a used ZTR, and found the cooling fins completely clogged, but it wasn't fluffy. It was oil & dirt from leaky valve covers. Whatever the cause, I like the idea of being able to inspect those fins before every use.

I have to say thank you Taryl you have saved me a ton of money with your how to videos. I've been watching now for over year and I have to say you sure know how to make them. Keep it up and thank you again.

I started watching 1 of your video's... 3+ hrs later, I'm watching this one. You're some great entertainment and do some very great and informative video's !!! Taryl for President !!!

Taylor your the man,greatest lawnmower mechanic other than sling blade🤣

You are the man. What a genius.

Listen to what I say! Not what I said! I have had that in my head since watching it before. Hehe. Fire it up!

That was an awesome fix man! Thank you so much for that. It can be applied to many other things.

Rebuilt too many VW air cooled cyl heads in my time. Always drilled out old guides to remove and heated the head/cooled the new guide with a quick press in. Never came out. In this case, I would have the guide knurled along with heat head/cool guide press in. That guide pretty well fell in, wouldn't feel comfortable with the repair personally. Otherwise, great video as always, you are full of great information and instruction.

I really look forward to your videos. They are simply the best out there.

Only a pro can come up with and do that kind of repair. Super cool. Thanks for sharing

Good job Terrell we used to pin our small block Chevy rocker studs before screw in studs . Really helps when you wind the old 283 past 5 grand

Use 2 set screws to lock it in the threaded hole. If there is room.

Ah HA! Great idea Taryl !! Inspection covers!!!!!! Great idea about the captured valve guide!!!!! I've been saving old parts too! You never know when they might be useful again! Great video!

Those access holes are genius. These customers are lucky to have you. Most places wouldnt even consider repairing that, they would just say you need a new head.

I like going back and looking at a lot of the old video,there's always something you learn, that you forgot, See Ya Texas, I rang the bell Twice?

Genius. This repair seems like it was dreamt up by an 8 year old. If only we could all be so bold with our repairs that we listen to our inner 8 year old.

Sir i owe you one you just saved me so much time and money thank you so much for sharing your tricks thank you so much

Do these at times at the shop. Scratch them up.. loctite... send it. Never had any issues after.

You are a genius of the small engine.

Taryl, great video! I plan to sign up for your save a part program. I am working on an old McLane edger with a Briggs and Stratton L engine. Hope your cats and family are doing well. A 30 year old L- engine is almost broke in. Take care.

I see some guys on here that take a punch and ping the aluminum around the guide to keep the guide in place. Is that an easier option? Ty

that's really smart putting the caps there for visual inspection

I save everything it’s hard for me to throw anything out!

My way is use Screw with head and valve drill through guide cut screw to not bind stem and THEN locktite, doze fine

22:32 Groove is in the heart. and Taryl delivered.

Great episode Taryl, the adopt an old part bit was hilarious!

It LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE DID THAT BEFORE I FIND YOUR CHANNEL HILARIOUS BUT VERY INFORMATIVE KEEP UP THE COOL WORK

Hi Taryl, you`re such a great guy !!! It`s really big fun for me watching your videos and I can learn a lot from you. The way you are fixing the engines is fantastic and you have so many good ideas, indeed. I also like your videos with Blademan and Throttle (in German: Blödmann und Trottel).

Once I stop bawling and dry my eyes ...I will be sending you my check for $9.99

Great video. Enhanced my basic skills knowledge. Seems like I'm always learning something here.

Taryl, I watch ur vidoze by the hour! a BIG thanks for you and camera crew and sound guys who make all the funny sounds to make an entertaining LEARNING video. U'l always get a thumbs up from me.

lol, you made my rainy day bright here Ontario Canada! Old school rules! RIP fluffy 2 :) Keep up the good work! Cheers from the great white north!

This video is very helpful! Thanks buddy ive been trying to figure out a way to keep from replacing heads for same reason

Short story , when I was working for the Stihl Canada head office/ warehouse they had a total parts scrapping of all the Stihl saws and trimmers in the 90's that were classified as obsolete . We threw out all the parts for many models , 045 , 042 , 031 etc . Thousands of parts of every kind went in a dumpster and I recall thinking at the time that someday those parts will be missed. Here we are 25 years later and guys are restoring those old saws and would love to have those parts . Yeah , sad I know :(

Every mechanic should make friends with a good local auto machine shop. For example I had a flathead IC with a wallowed guide hole and mine found a matching FLANGED car guide, bored the hole, installed the nice cast iron guide and fixed it better than new. I later got my own knee mill and lathe (well worth the effort) but most folks don't have the room for that even if they have the cash. Your local small general machine shop can do many useful things too.

Great Video Taryl, don't think those valve guides will be coming out anymore. Great idea with the access holes👍

as we sa down south yer a hoot love yer vids im just a weirgn only been workn on small engins for 60 yers r so thout i was go n to hav to go to tx to tak you a brass hamer n copl punches i gess they hav brass ther i knew a couple of things but you have taught me so much more over the years i have followed you thanks again

Ive had good success peaning the edges to hold it in. These were in ones that didnt move super far with no bend push rods.

They are some dainty push rods. As a owner of a FX730V I didnt know Kawasaki pushrods were so small 🤣. The FX has clean ports on them but great idea Taryl!!!

did same thing a year ago cept i didn't remove the guide and drilled right thru it, oh crap! well rolled with it and 200 hrs later still going. If i have to redo it ill do like Taryl does!!

Mike & Roger over at JD are T'd off cause they planned on selling you a new head for the 730 Kawi . Good Job Taryl Guess I had better check to see if " Fluffy " has been messing around my Z445 !

Man your the best in the game I really appreciate the help!

Dude that hole idea, you came up with is awesome, you should patent that idea, and you got them from the wheel hub caps on some mowers.

Hey ya know what I did, no drilling I took a coke can and cut a small piece stuck it in the hole enough to get the guide in and punched it in..perfect but however..i got the idea after watching your video so thanks dude you do good work

Another excellent video, showcasing your expertise and skills. I have a Deere 345, liquid cooled. Recently the push rod on left side has started popping out of rocker arm, although it is not bent. Could this be the same issue?

I had the exact same issue on the same engine. Fluffy must have been in my pole barn! Sorry, not making you any money, I'm fixing myself, thanks to your video.

phenomenal video Taryl.

This guy does know what he's doing....

Great job thanks

Best channel on youtube

This video hit home..very helpful ..thanks

Best how to on the web screen.

very nice trick to save a head !!!!! awesome work Taryl!!!:)cheers

I like the scrappers that break their backs hauling equipment to the scrap yard that have minor issues some as little as a pull cord or carburetor. They kill theirselves for a $1.50 scrap value. If they'd learn how to fix something could be worth hundreds

Awesome valve adjustment hey. Cheers Rory

I wonder if you could press the guide back in place and would the guide would stay in place without pinning it since you removed the fluffy nest?

Pure Genius !

Fantastic video! This was extremely helpful.

Your off yur ever luvin rocker. I absolutely Love it!!

locktite makes a couple versions of "high temp" locktite that would not deteriorate in this application, I want to know if Taryl still gets that oooOOooo new Gaskets/Parts in the mail box feeling (the smell too) when they come in the mail :D another good tip is to scrub both parts using evaporating solvent so the locktite bonds properly. Very good fix on this Taryl!

Just a little trick I use, is to do the cleaning and grinding compound but I use my drill on the end of the valve stem on low speed and spin valve with drill in forward and reverse up and down accomplishes the same as you but is much much easier.

Man, I should owe you money for poopin out all this wisdom

OK. I did this repair on a Briggs 20 hp twin Intek. The design is different and the valve guide body isn't as thick on the side. So I actually did two set screws on opposite sides, tapped and threaded and used the high temp red figuring if it failed I hadn't lost much since I was shopping for a new mower anyway and I was maybe what you'd call curious if I could do it since I'm not much of a mechanic. Bought gasket kit, push rods, did the set screws and set the gap on the valves. Fired up, still missing. I had put the cover back on with the old gasket just to be sure it would run, so I just removed and the gap had closed. Dont know how it did it since I know I had tighten up the nut and thought I had rotated the cylinders to the right position to adjust both valves. Anyway adjusted the valves again, sprayed the head with mystery oil again so it didn't start dry. Started up and ran like new. I sprained my arm patting myself on the back. Been 2 months of mowing and so far it's still running great. Thanks for the tips Taryl, I'm proof that even the brainless can do some small jobs.

awesome job Taryl

Taryn would it have easier to warm the head up before drifting out the guide and save damage to said item .. Just sayin ? Love the entertainment!....Cheers Rob from the U K.

Hi Taryl. Another way to fix it is to have the machine shop knurl the valve guide and press in with locktite. Double up set screw if possible.

Great job Taryl

So fun watchin' ya do all that. : ))

👍taryl, shrink the valve guide bore with a steel ball bearing and couple taps with hammer. Old machinist trick works easy on aluminium. Try it sometime. Great videos, entertaining and informational. Keep it up. I like my dinner!

I always put a couple wraps of electrical tape around the u-joints. They still works as they should, just not as floppy.