Hey guys, I'm in the process of adjusting the valves on my 96 Accord DX for the first time. Everything went smooth for the first two cylinders...but when I got to the third one I ran into a problem - the intake valves (towards the cabin) have no clearance. When I adjust the screw all the way loose I still cannot move the gauge in there at all...they are competely stuck shut.

My first through was that I didnt have that cylinder at TDC, so I started over with #1 at TDC, then moved on with the rotation...and I'm still having the same problem. The "UP" mark on the timing belt pully is 90 deg. away from being on top. When #1 is TDC the intake valves on the third cylindder (#2) loosen up.

Any ideas? Am I missing something? I am doing this because my vehicle was making a louder than usual ticking noise since I bought it about a year ago.

**Update: I was going in the wrong order...first time doing this.


Modified by matts8008 at 9:42 AM 9/29/2008

 

by third do you mean the number 2 piston?