I tried one from Amazon This one won't work and wound up sending it back. It was the style that clamps around the head from the valve head to the spring keeper, but it didn't have enough leverage to compress the springs (either that, or my grip strength is failing me - no other evidence of that though. ohwell ) I don't recall what I finally did to get the head disassembled - may have rented one from O'Reilly's.

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Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.