- 1. Valve Adjustment Gone Bad!!! (help quick) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tyson Sherman" <tsherman@tecinfo.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 21:51:21 -0500
- Okay, here's my problem. I attempted my post-rebuild valve adjustment (@1000mi). #8 is fully open, #1 fully closed. I knew that #1 was the problem anyway (it's a bit noisy). So I slacken the nut and
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00808.html (7,866 bytes)
- 2. Re: Valve Adjustment Gone Bad!!! (help quick) (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:44:46 EDT
- On Mon, 13 Oct 1997 21:51:21 -0500 "Tyson Sherman" <tsherman@tecinfo.com> (there was no clearance anyway). ..... How do I get clearance on valve If you have the adjuster screw backed up all the way a
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00817.html (9,192 bytes)
- 3. Re: Valve Adjustment Gone Bad!!! (help quick) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tyson Sherman" <tsherman@tecinfo.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 23:52:12 -0500
- I have the screw backed up quite a bit, but the valve continues to open as I loosen the screw. The car ran fine before I tried to do it but #1 valve is always noisey. While doing so (running car w/t
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00819.html (9,703 bytes)
- 4. Re: Valve Adjustment Gone Bad!!! (help quick) (score: 1)
- Author: Skye Poier <skye@jungle.direct.ca>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 17:25:59 -0700
- Huh, last time I was under the hood I was wondering if you could do that, run the car with the valve cover off. Mostly I was afraid of oil doing a volcano impression all over the engine bay. Any prec
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01117.html (7,837 bytes)
- 5. Re: Valve Adjustment Gone Bad!!! (help quick) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tyson Sherman" <tsherman@tecinfo.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 20:17:14 -0500
- Well I can confirm that it does get a bit oily but it is pretty much confined to the engine (doesn't really splash everything). When the car is revved up a nice gush does come out of the rocker shaf
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01121.html (7,993 bytes)
- 6. Re: Valve Adjustment Gone Bad!!! (help quick) (score: 1)
- Author: mgb.roadster@juno.com (Larry A Hoy)
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 22:15:54 -0600
- Try it you'll like it. Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com) Denver, CO USA 1969 MGB Roadster 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas == On Thu, 16 Oct 1997 17:25:59 -0700 Skye Poier <skye@jungle.direct.ca> writes:
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01135.html (8,214 bytes)
- 7. Re: Valve Adjustment Gone Bad!!! (help quick) (score: 1)
- Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
- Date: 17 Oct 1997 08:37:51 -0500
- My Dad taught me how to adjust valve clearances by pulling the cover on a 36 Chevy Master Coupe and doing it while the engine was running. Actually, it's not too hard to adjust if the engine idles sl
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01156.html (8,225 bytes)
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