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first valve adjustment
I am very mechanically inclined. I can fix, literally, anything.
Is anyone in the NY Dutchess County area that is willing to walk me through my first valve adjustment on my newly purchased 87t with 47k? Thanks guys. Ken |
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03-30-2004, 12:52 PM
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go to barnes and noble and get "101 projects for your 911". that will walk you thru just fine. get the engine rebuild book too, "while you're in there." both by wayne dempsey.
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03-30-2004, 01:06 PM
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I am not a mechanical wizard but have done my share of work on American cars years ago. I had someone "hold my hand" through my first valve adjustment. I think it is good to have someone with experience there so that you can know what the right "feel" is. You can't see your gap so its all about feel.
Also, call me crazy but I THINK that our hosts may just have a copy of the 101 Projects book for sale. 
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03-30-2004, 02:27 PM
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Look in the tech articles here at Pelican. I used their article for my first valve adjustment on my SC and found it very helpful. Print it up and post near the car for grease free reference sheets. good luck.
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Ditto on the online article. The 101 projects book is in my posession, but particular tasks like that one have far more detailed descriptions and pictures than what the book's size would allow. I'm all about the American cars, too, and this was the first "real" thing I've done to a Porsche alone. Definitely not the last... get the Bentley book, too.
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There's great advice and instructions all over this forum and in Wayne's books. I also have a copy of the Bentley manual which is excellent for this and many other things for those mechanically inclined. Just one word of advice on your valve adjustment: Do not go in thinking you MUST adjust all the valves. Often you will find most of them are fine with just a couple needing set screw adjustment.
Good luck.
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03-30-2004, 08:49 PM
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all advice well taken. I will pick up the fore mentioned books. Thanks for the fyi on ....not necessarily needing to adjust all of the valves. I often try to fix an unbroke item first go around.
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Where in dutchess county?
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In Wappingers/ Hopewell. I work in Mt. Kisco.
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It really is all about feel. I took a micrometer and set it at .004 and ran my guage through it to get a good indication what it should feel like. Good method if you're not sure. In my mind, it's a tricky job for three reasons;
1) working area for your feeler guage is difficult. I found pushing the edge of the guage against the valve stem and sliding it up to the gap area worked for me to find "the spot". 2) having a good "feel" for the proper gap. (very critical) 3) tightening the nut without turning the adjusting screw - even slightly, is challenging. Took me a few tries each time. I did all mine 3x. Oh, and my engine was on a stand, not in the car. 
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