Have the right side done I think. Boy 0.15mm seems tight to me. I don't have a tappet wrench so I held them with a small pair of vice grips while I tightened the nut. Beyond me how you can use a torque wrench and keep the tappet screw from turning at the same time.
Off to do the left side.
Thanks to everyone so far,
-AJ
Cam Conklin wrote:
Wow, that made a difference. THANKS! I measured 0.28mm intake and 0.30mm
exhaust. So that sounds like too loose rather than too tight, on this side at least.
Just follow those tappet adjustment instructions to tighten up?
Thanks,
-AJ
AJ, Once you get the valves set prior to tightening, make sure you hold the adjuster pin in the same exact position when you tighten down the nut. They tend to move when you tighten, and it will throw off your valve clearances. Recheck it to make sure, if it changes loosten the nut
and try again. As I recall, re-tourque the heads (BEFORE valves adjusted) to about 25-30 ft.lbs. Including the hex nut below the cap on top (12 O'clock). You need to remove the rocker arms to get to that one.
Cam in NJ '74 Eldo Police
AJ Huff '71 Ambassador Three Rivers, MI MGNOC# 19917