Date:         Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:35:05 -0800
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: valve adjustment question
Comments: To: Matt Faust <mobytype2@yahoo.com>
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Matt,
     No luck on my attempts to adjust the valves with
the engine running but doubt that it would help.
   At least two things are important to set the
valves.
The valve springs and the valve lifters are working
against each other and what is true in a static state
is not true in the dynamic state(running).
If you want to take the time this is what I did.
        1)  Set the valves to zero lash and drive
short trips for a week.
        2)   Set the valves again to zero lash and
drive another week
        3) now that you know your closer to zero lash
reset the valves in two turns and determine the engine
will not run,   Perhaps it will run?
        4) reSet the valves for 1 and 1/2 turns and it
should run.
     At one and 1/2 turns my engine initially smoked
and backfired but after a period of running the
lifters adjusted and the engine seems smooth.
               gary

--- Matt Faust <mobytype2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm having a similar problem, - On my number 1 and 3
> cylinders, 2 turns in actually compresses the valve
> spring and lowers the compression. Are my lifters
> shot
> or am I missing something?
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Matt
>
>
> --- gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> > For solid lifter there is a gap at tdc but with
> the
> > hydralic lifter the valve is set slightly open at
> > tdc????   Is the valve riding in a different
> > position
> > (within the hydralic range of the lifter)when the
> > engine is running???   My problem is that when I
> set
> > the adjustment two turns in, the engine does not
> run
> > but if I make the adjustment one turn in the
> engine
> > runs fine, good power no clatter, is there any
> > reason
> > I can't use this setting?   thanks gary
> >
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