Place the cylinder at Top Dead Center. Loosen the valve adjusting screw until it just touches the pushrod - then tighten two full turns. Do this for each cylinder. The first cylinder is easy to find TDC - just follow the mark on the pulley. Use the distributor to find TDC on the rest of the cylinders. Why would a misadjust valve cause an oil light to flash? Your hydraulic lifters should compensate if the adjustment is not too far off. Also, check the oil pressure valve. Good luck, Paul Borghese -----Original Message----- From: Anthony Kimmons <Anthony.Kimmons@CHRON.COM> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 4:42 PM Subject: 87 rebuild update
>One more thing: > >Should you always adjust the valves after rebuilding? >I was told that this could be causing the oil light flash also... > >Can anyone step me through this? >Thanks again. > |
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