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Re: [TR] valve adjuatment problem

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Subject: Re: [TR] valve adjuatment problem
From: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:59:32 -0600
npaul72464@aol.com wrote:
>  Hi All,
>
> I'm in the midst of adjusting the valves on my 1958 TR3A and have run into a
> snag.  They all adjusted fine till I got to #8 where there is no gap and no
> turning of the screw will give me any.  I checked compression (for some
> reason) and there's 150 PSI in all 4 cylinders.  I pulled the rocker shaft and
> the rocker and push rod look normal compared with all the others.  I put a
> straight edge across all the valve springs and they're all the same height.
>
>   

With the rocker assembly off the engine, did you turn the engine over a few
revolutions by hand?  Did the offending pushrod move as you think it 
should have?


mjb.

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