On Mon, 21 Aug 1995, Jon Moody (BME) wrote:
> I am looking for any tips/recommendations on the best way
> to do this. <<Adjust valves that is>>
Jon,
From my World Wide Web repair_procedures page:
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Valves
Setting valve clearances on a pushrod engine.
For adjusting valves easily and quickly, with no rhymes to
remember, here's a method I've used with good success.
#1, pull all the plugs. This will greatly simplify turning
the engine over by hand. Unless your car is tired. :-(
#2, pull the valve cover and loosen all of the valve
adjuster nuts a flat or two.
#3, rotate the engine by hand until any valve(s) is fully
open, and adjust the clearance on the neighboring vavle(s)
in the same cylinder(s). Adjust the clearance so that the
feeler gauge offers a small but noticeable resistance
when you try to remove it.
You'll have to turn the engine over two times to get all of
the valves. You'll know that you're done when none of the adjusters are
loose anymore.
It's easy and fun and shouldn't take more than 20 minutes, well, 25
minutes on a six.
Greg
Greg Meboe meboe@wsunix.wsu.edu
Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, Wa.
'85 XJ-12 H.E. (daily) '67 Spit-6 '74 TR-6
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