Arp head bolts hitting valve springs?!?!?!?!

[b00stAdict]

ok so long story short i got my head rebuilt and bought new arp head studs. about a week later i finally got around to putting it together. studs fit good in the head, no resistance. put the head on, sealed good, so started putting washers on the studs in the head and here is where my problem lies. on a few of the studs. if looking at the head from the front (exhaust side, timing on right) the bottom left, the top right, and the two middle studs the washer will not go down because they hit the valve springs. i tried prying the springs over a little with a big flat head screw driver. but the spring did not budge a bit. any ideas? could the machine shop have put the wrongs springs back in or in the wrong spot? any chance the stock springs are a "beehive" spring? they don't look like "beehive" springs but i could be wrong... any suggestions would be appreciated! thanks!

pictures attatched.... the first one is what all my other ones look like and the other three are my problem ones.

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[b00stAdict]

You're hitting the flange of the nut, not the main part. That flange will sit low enough that it won't rub.

ok perfect that's all i needed to know i appreciate everyone's input!!

It's the base of the nut that hits only as it passes by the spring. Once it's fully seated there is no contact so you don't have to worry about the scenario you described. Do one and you'll see what I'm talking about. I can go take my valve cover off and take you a picture if you don't believe me and you're worried about it.

and no you don't have to do that i believe you i just wanted to be positive that there wouldn't be any problems if i just tightened the nut down.

 

[90moneypit]

Heh, I'm just glad he finally believed someone and it's resolved.

 

[b00stAdict]

Heh, I'm just glad he finally believed someone and it's resolved.

hey its not that i didn't believe anyone i just wanted to be 100% positive on the decision i was making. I'm not rich by any mean, which mean everything i do is thought through. if something breaks due to a poor decision I'm screwed so it was more of a reassurence for me to make sure that was the best solution and there wasn't another route i could take.. i don't like "ghetto-rigging" anything i like to do the best work possible which i feel like most people who own dsms don't that's why they have the reputation they do. but anyways problem is solved and thanks for the inputs. ; )p

 

[90moneypit]

NP, I wasn't digging at you. I understand the fear of failure and the first time you do something more complex than basic maintenance or repair can get the butterfly's going. I was physically trembling before I tore my first engine apart piece by piece! Something to remember on this forum though is: If someone has "DSM Wiseman" under their name, it's from giving expert opinions and facts. If they say something, it's because they KNOW it to be true from experience. You don't get Wiseman status from post counts but from votes of confidence.