Bob :
If you plan to keep and drive the car, I would suggest that now is as
good a time as any to at least practice checking valve clearances.
Get a set of feeler gauges (available at any tool or auto supply, IMO
cheap ones are fine as long as the set has at least every .001" from
.008" to .025"), then check the clearances without trying to adjust
them. Write them down the first time, then re-check all of them to see
if you get the same reading.
Valves may get either tighter or looser with age. Loose is what makes
noise, tight is what ruins valves. IOW, you can't tell by listening
whether the valve lash is right.
Randall
59 TR3A
BennettDat@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have removed my Valve Cover for Powder Coating and am ready to replace
> it. However last night I pused down on some of the rockers (?) and noticed
> some play. I don't remember any noise when I last ran the engine back in
> September. Should I as a novice to engines attemp to adjustment them or not
> bother. I have NEVER driven the car other then around the block once.......I
> read in the Bentley Manual about Valve Clearance, but I am just not sure.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob Antoville
> 74 TR6
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