I don't have a TR6, but I've had a lot of British cars over the years. What
can happen is that the rocker arms can wear where they contact the valve and
make an irregular surface. Adjustment is difficult with a flat feeler gauge
because of it, so you can get too large a setting even tho the feeler gauge
is tight.
Don Scott
At 07:29 AM 8/17/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I just had the valves on my 76 TR6 adjusted. The car now sounds a little
>like an industrial strength sewing machine. Is this the normal sound of a
>properly adjusted TR6? There are no "abnormal" sounds, just a lot of
>mechanical ticking of the valves. My new mechanic (who I feel does know his
>stuff) says that's what I should hear. Otherwise, car runs great.
>
>Jack Radley
>
>
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