- 1. Valve Adjustments (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 08:09:29 -0500
- Good morning, list: I finally readjusted the valves on my 1275 engine yesterday to what I believe is the correct clearance of 0.012 inches when cold (or in my case, a little bit warm). I have no know
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- 2. Re: Valve Adjustments (score: 1)
- Author: Lancer7676@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 10:54:40 EST
- << but they were relatively quiet before I did the adjusting. Subsequent, I noticed two things: 1. I am getting significantly more tappet noise than before. Not terribly loud, but noticeable. Is this
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- 3. Re: Valve Adjustments (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:45:29 -0800
- It is better to have valves that are loose or adjusted correctly making noise than to have tight ones that will burn up your exhaust valves. A little valve noise is normal. If you never heard it bef
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- 4. Re: Valve Adjustments (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:17:26 -0800
- Did you find you were loosening the adjustment screws rather than tightening them. If so, they would have been too tight eliminating the noise, You might want to recheck them and make sure one or tw
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