At 11:24 AM -0400 9/25/98, Isaac Crow wrote:
>I am ready to adjust my valves on my '70 gt6+ engine. How do I tell
>which valves are exhaust and which are intake? My engine is at TDC, so
>which valves should be adjusted.
>My Haynes manual has a little chart stating that when (such and such)
>valves are fully open, adjust (such and such other) valve clearances.
>Does anyone have a simple set of instructions for doing this task? It
>would be just like me to overtighten and exhaust valve or something.
By looking at the intake and exhaust manifolds, you should be able to
discern which valves are which. I usually just rotate the crank by hand and
eventually check all the valves, marking the ones I have inspected with a
bit of tape.
An old hot-rod trick which I will do someday: Get an old valve cover and
cut out the middle. Remove the stock cover and replace it with the cut-out
cover. Start the engine and adjust the valves with the engine running. The
cut-out cover will keep oil from running all over everything.
Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu)
Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
'71 TR6 CC61193L (21 year owner)
Life is short; play dumb.
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