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Valve adjustment warning

Hey guys

I adjusted my valves last night while getting the car ready for the turbo.

After I had done a few cylinders, I noticed that the feeler blade was moving around a bit on the little holder, and I notived that the tiny nut and bolt had fallen off, and landed somewhere in my engine.

The bolt was on the mat under the car, but the nut had fallen into a little puddle of oil that collected in the bottom of the head, *just before the oil return tube*!

So, a chase with the telescoping magnet found it, but it could have been very bad, that lil nut circulating around inside the engine. Mine are now sealed with blue locktite. No more midnight valve adjustments for me!
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