Valve adjusting tips:
When I had a concrete driveway, I just put the car in gear and rocked it
back and forth. Don't need a 2nd party for this. Now that I have a dirt
patch, I just put a large socket on a 1/2 in. drive and reached in
carefully between the fan blades to the crankshaft bolt. With the 3-blade
fan it's simple. Don't know if more modern arrangements make this
impractical (talking B here -- I suppose a Midget might be a little
tighter for space). If your fanbelt is nice and tight, you can sometimes
turn it over just by turning the fan blades, but I wouldn't count on this.
Should mention that you want to take out the spark plugs to release
compression, unless you're into bodybuilding.
Easiest way is with a remote starter switch, available at any auto store.
If you have the separate starter solenoid mounted on the fender (I lost
mine when I switched to the later trans, & therefore starter), the big
rubber button does the trick (but you knew that).
Good luck
>When I adjusted the valves on my B I had it up on jack stands from some
>other work. I just kept crawling underneath and turning the drive shaft
>with a pipe wrench. It wasn't as cubersome as it might sound. Of course
>you need someone up on top telling you how much to turn.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Graziano <mgrazian@ltcm.com>
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>|I haven't even gotten to the valves yet. Anyone have any advice on how to
>check
>|and adjust? I've got the Bently and Haynes book.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB
runs great, looks scabrous
mountain View CA
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