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Offline lptools

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Mapson's Perfection Valve Lifter
« on: May 30, 2018, 08:07:21 PM »
Hello, This is the first one of these that I have come across. Mapson's Perfection Valve Lifter, Patent No. 1222229. For some unknown reason, former owner brazed an actual valve to the working end!!!!  Overall length is 26". Regards, Lou
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Re: Mapson's Perfection Valve Lifter
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2018, 08:17:20 PM »
 do you think that he was using it for some type of clamp ???
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Re: Mapson's Perfection Valve Lifter
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2018, 08:22:27 PM »
Hello, Frank. I was thinking the same thing!! Regards, Lou
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Re: Mapson's Perfection Valve Lifter
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2018, 08:35:38 PM »
I'd hazard a guess that there was a foot of some sort there at one time and it broke off and the po thought that part of a valve would work as a foot.
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Re: Mapson's Perfection Valve Lifter
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2018, 12:30:19 PM »
Possibly the valve was used to close the gap so it could be used on smaller engines.  I have modified a large valve spring compressor in that way.
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Re: Mapson's Perfection Valve Lifter
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2018, 04:24:03 PM »
That seems even more likely amecks
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Re: Mapson's Perfection Valve Lifter
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2018, 06:36:53 AM »
Hello, Guys. Thanks for the info, Lou
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