[Shotimes] valve adjustment

[George Fourchy]

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:28:36 -0500, ROBERT SCHIRMER wrote:

>1) If you have a ATX, will keeping the car in gear and pushing it back and
>forth to reposition the cam work?? If not, is there another way, then possibly
>"bumping" the starter

If you take the plugs out, you can easily rotate the engine around with a wrench on
the alternator nut.  (Here we go again!!)  The internal friction of the engine is a
lot less when there is no compression, and you can roll it around wherever you want
by putting the proper size socket on a ratchet and just turning it slowly which ever
way you want.  You ought to change the plugs anyway, while you are under the intake.
 Bumping the starter is another way, but not as accurate, and it requires two
people, one to see the cams and one to do the bumping (unless you remove the
hood...we did that when we did my car).

(I'm going to demonstrate the alternator nut method of moving the whole car (MTX
only) at the convention in California.  There are an amazing number of skeptics out
there who don't believe it can be done.)

You cannot move the engine in any ATX car by rolling the car.   The drive train is
only connected when the oil pump in the tranny is pressurized.....when the engine is
running.  That's what makes it hard to torque the damper bolt in an ATX car....no
way to hold the engine still.

Have fun!!

George