Hi everyone!
As usual I have to thank everyone, and the LIST for the fantastic advice.
My Valves are adjusted now and so far the car has not misfired. I have not
duplicated the distance to work (when the problem first showed itself) but I
have exceed the previous RPMS of 2500. I just got back from a quick run a
few minutes ago and had the car up to 4,000.
Here's what I found:
1) A small bolt on "valve tube" in between valves 7 and 8 had come loose and
was lying on top of the cylinder head. I have no idea what the bolt did but
it was threaded into the "valve tube" - or whatever the name of the tubular
thing the valves ride on it called (sorry ;-)) Does anyone know what that
bolt does, and the symptoms?
2) The COLD compression before the valve adjustment (I know I supposed to do
it warm) was 165 in cylinders 1,2,4 and 163 in cylinder 3. This with my
Dads 20+ year old compression guage. I'm happy that there is no deviation.
3) The valve gaps were tested in the fully closed position and were found to
be:
Valve Gap
1 .06
2 .002
3 .002
4 .08
5 .008
6 .002
7 .002
8 .008
I reset them all to .01. It should be noted that the head was rebuilt right
before I got the car.
So now I do the timing. I have read Terry Anne's site and all I need to do
is figure out how to test the opening and closing of the Pertronics which I
suppose I will keep in there for now?
Thanks again everyone!
Wayne
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