Also what is the purpose of running the engine for a minute with the valve covers off before you do the adjusting? Is it to pump up the lifters? ------------------------------------ Give stuck lifters a chance to start using their internal spring again. Stan On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 16:54:19 -0500 Mark Ingalls <ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > On Stans web site he has in the valve adjusting procedure a step > about > removing #1 spark plug and inserting a piece of wire in order to > determine > TDC. > > I am inclined to just pop off both valve covers, pop off the > distributor > cap, note which cylinder the rotor tip is close to pointing to, then > turning > the engine until that cylinder is at TDC by using the mark on the > pulley or > 180 degrees opposite, whichever applies. That is how I do my type > 1. > > Then you can watch the valves open and close as you rotate the > engine to do > the other valves, to double check that the valves are opening and > closing > when they are supposed to. > > Also what is the purpose of running the engine for a minute with the > valve > covers off before you do the adjusting? Is it to pump up the > lifters? > > Sincerely, > Mark I > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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