Does this coincide with the suggestion earlier to roll the car back and
forth to open the points? I liked that one and if it happens to relate to
the valves, it's even better. (You know, most people in the world don't
even know what we talk about. It's like a foreign language to them. They
couldn't keep a 3 year old car running, let alone a 30 year old car. Some
of you all have cars much older than mine and I admire you for keeping them
operating. You guys in kalifornia, what can I say? Mine will pass an
emissions test, but I put vintage plates on it to bypass the requirements
here in Kentucky.)
Thanks for all the help I get from you people.
Terry Smith
'67 Series V
Driven Daily.......Except on occasion.... Very few occasions..
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Tebo <tebomr(at)cadvision.com>
To: steve sage <rootes(at)ix.netcom.com>
Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: Indigestion Cured!
>
>
>steve sage wrote:
>
>> Here's a question relating to this. I'm not sure I'm even adjusting the
>> valves correctly. The shop manual says, for example, to adjust one valve
>> while the required other valve is "fully open". If you follow this
>> exactly, the valve you are adjusting is NOT fully open. To get it fully
>> open, I must "tweak" the starter a little, at which point the
>> corresponding valve, which is supposed to be fully open, has closed a
>> bit. In other words, if you follow the book, the valve you are adjusting
>> is NOT in its fully open position. Does this make sense? I hope so.
>> What's the opinion out there on this?
>
>> Steve:
>
>I think the answer to your question is that the valve you are adjusting is
>actually on the (bottom) round side of the cam lobe when the reference
>valve is on the peak of the cam lobe. This means that you have a number of
>degrees of slack on either side before the valve you are adjusting begins
>to lift on the cam lobe. So, even if your reference valve is a little
>before or a little past the peak of the cam, the valve you are adjusting is
>still fully closed. (If you use your crank instead of the starter, you can
>be more exact). Does this make sense?
>
>
>Ron Tebo
>
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