[henko]

Hi -

I just did my first valve adjustment on my '85 Carrera this weekend. I followed the instructions in Wayne's 101 Projects as well as the ones in the Bentley Manual.

I also used the Porsche special tool which seemed to work OK. Despite initial difficulty with determining the TDC (there are two notched on the crank pulley about an inch apart and I decided for the left one) due to the absence of a Z1 mark (or at least I couldn't find it), I got a hang of it and did all the valves to the best of my knowledge.

The car is now running better than before, with more low end pick up, but the valves are pretty noisy.

Should I be concerned that the noise indicates potential harm to the engine?

Also, if I want to do another adjustment, can I reuse the 10 quarts of Mobil1 and the valve gasket kit?

Can the valves be expected to settle in and get more quiet as I put more miles on the car?

And if I redo it, does someone have a good way to express how the feeler gauge should fit? Tight or easily slide in the gap?

thanks,
HB