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finished my first valve adjust!
Saturday I changed my oil and adjusted the valves. I used the Island911 valve adjust tool (works great!), Wayne's book, and PelicanParts gaskets!
The motor sounds great and everything works so it was a definite success. I spent some time on cleanup while I was in there. Total time on the project was about 8 hours. If you try this at home, disengage the transmission and release the parking brake! I thought wow this is really high compression when I couldn't turn the motor for the valves. So I took out the plugs. Then I thought - gee if the book was any good it would have mentioned this. Then I looked at the book again and the line "disengage the tranny" had magically appeared! Thanks to everyone who posted about valve adjustments in the past two years - having read about it so long made it really easy! 
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05-05-2003, 10:21 AM
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Congrats! I did mine for the first time this weekend as well. I bought the adjustment tool from Pelican and had to bend it a little (ala the 101 Projects book) to get a nice fit, but things turned out well. The engine is out of the car, so I have no idea if it's gonna work yet...
 Just a stupid question--Did you notice some resistance as you approached TDC? I'm wondering if my belt is too tight (I had to move a couple pulley shims to the outside to tighten the belt up). Thanks
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Resistance is futile - no wait...
Resistance was uniform all the way 'round. I don't know what would cause it to change at TDC. |
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hmm... I guess I'll find out soon enough...
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It's a great filling (EDIT: err, "feeling"), isn't it? I'd say 8 hours was fast for your first time. It still takes me three hours, even after six years of practice!
What are you going to do with the $400 you saved?
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I think I already spent the $400 I saved. I better adjust them again...
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