Date:         Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:08:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Nate Saylor <nates@IMPULSE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Nate Saylor <nates@IMPULSE.NET>
Subject:      Valve clearance not at tdc?
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Thanks for your replies all.  Your responses confirm that I have been
indeed doing it right.  So I'm a bit confused as to why if I set #1 at
TDC and set the valves, then when I go to do #2 why does #1 have a
significant amount of clearance again?  Does this indicate a cam
problem?  I guess I'm just getting frustrated becuase I've been tweaking
this about 5 or 6 times now to get it right and it just doesn't seem to
want to come together.  The only time the car runs well and smooth is
backed off to .006", but it loud as hell (relatively).  If I zero them
out (hot with the lifters pumped up), my car starts fine but begins to
run rough and make odd noises out the tailpipe after sitting a while.
If I turn them in past zero, the car will barely start and runs like
crap (but quiet as you could want).  I know my lifters are bleeding off
too fast and getting squishy in a hurry.  The car has 160000 miles on it
so I imagine the lifters could do with a replacement anyway, I'm just
also curious about the cam.  I can live with the valves clearanced, but
I sure would like to have my car sound quiet like it should... BTW my
heads are new (yeah I should have changed the lifters then.. I know).
Also what's the P# for the collapsable pushrod tubes at BD, I see a
couple different ones each time I search?.

-Nate
'84 Frustralia