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> Why not put the car in fourth and roll it forward to turn the motor?
> All you need is a little stretch of level pavement.
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Works for me. I just grab the roll bar and yank. When you run out of
room, put it in nuetral and push it back, stick it in 4th and proceed.
My Spridget book lists the valve adjustments in the order you come to
them when you do it this way. phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov
Sounds like it's time to recap the Rule of Nine:
For inline four-cylinder engines, here's how you
determine which valve's clearance to check:
1. Stick the car in third or fourth gear (you don't have
to push so far in third) and rock it back and forth
by rolling the front tire. Look to see which rocker
arm is sticking up the highest; stop the car when the
rocker is at its peak.
2. Counting from the front of the engine, note the number
of the valve that's sticking up. On a Spridget, for
instance, the intake valve of the number 3 cylinder will
be valve 6.
3. Subtract the number obtained in Step 2 from 9 (for a
four-banger; subtract it from 13 for an inline six) and
make a note of the result. Using the example in Step 2,
the number would be 3.
4. Check the clearance on the valve that corresponds with
the answer to Step 3. In this example, you would check
the valve clearance for the intake valve of the #2
cylinder, because it's the third valve back from the front
of the engine.
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