Nathan ,
After you have the valve covers off take a clean rag and wipe all along the
lowest part of the cylinder head just to get some of the oil out of there.
Then use the aluminum foil tape you find at the local auto parts store or
hardware store and build a "wall" the length of the head curving up the
sides half way or so. Stick the tape to the head on both sides and use the
tape back-to-back higher up, you can make it as tall as you need to and it's
bendable like regular aluminum foil (you find in your kitchen) so you can
adjust it where you want.
I have done that with several cars, it's pretty simple and easy. When I
first got my Tiger I thought the valve train was a bit noisey, so I pulled
the covers, adjusted the rockers cold and ran the engine with the covers off
for a couple minutes. That did the trick.
I am not sure what you mean by intervals, but I had an old Plymouth with
solid lifters and as the engine got older and older (with more miles) the
more often the valves needed adjustment. It became just part of my every
year inspection after coming out of storage, some times done a couple times
per driving season since I loved to drive that car and it was easy to work
on.
If you are talking about crankshaft position, I believe I justed followed
what the manual said and adjusted things as they instructed.
I hope this is helpful.
Paul
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Nathan Johnson" <vesselofgrace@hotmail.com>
> >To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 3:08 PM
> >Subject: Hi-Po 289 valve adjustments
> >
> >>I picked up a 1966 Ford Mustang manual and was reading how to adjust the
> >>valves on the solid lifter 289 the PO decided to put in my Mark IA. It
> >>seemed easy enough, especially compared with the valve adjustments that
>I
> >>used to have to make on my Alpine since according to the manual you just
> >>leave the engine idling and don't have to worry about trying to turn it
>to
> >>the right position 16 times. But that is where my problem is. I find
>oil
> >>spitting up ALL OVER the engine compartment to the point that it burns
>my
> >>hands and I have difficulty keeping a grip on the feeler gauges (not to
> >>mention the incredible mess that it makes). Is there anyone on the list
> >>that could share their expereince in adjusting valves as well as the
> >>intervals they find work best?
> >>
> >>Nathan Johnson
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