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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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ok ive read and seen a couple of pics and i know how to work the feeler gauge now my question is ..top dead center wat cyclinder do you start with . then do you spin the cams counterclockwise 90 degrees or 180 ? and wat cyclider do you do when ;you spin it ...also this in a in 94 integra , wiht 62404-2 crower cams and crower vavle train
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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Here is everything you need to know:

http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/v...alveadjust.php
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 11:15 PM
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thats one of the ones i read ..the last paragraph it says to spin 180 to do the other cylinders did it mean spin it 90 at a time? some when the up arrows are facing the left that is cylinder 3? when there pointing down that is cylinder 2 and to; the right is 4??????
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 06:25 AM
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No you must turn it 180 degrees each time. If you look at a crank shaft it will help you understand. At TDC cylinders 1 and 3 are at the top, valves on 1 are closed and vales on 3 are open, when you spin the crank shaft 180 degrees now 2 and 4 are at the top etc.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 10:19 PM
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Ok I did my valves today it was pretty easy but I came across a situation when the cams are Tdc I couldn't adjust intake valves on cylinder one because the lobe is against the rocker and same thing wen I spin the crank 180 cylinder 2 I believe is the same way is this normal
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 10:09 AM
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ok, let me simplify this for you since no one has yet.

Set the crank at TDC, pistons 1 and 4 will be up, 2 and 3 will be down.
Mind you, firing order is 1 4 3 2.
So at TDC, adjust the exhaust and intake valves for the no 1 cylinder. Turn the crank 180 degrees counterclockwise and the cams should spin 90 degrees. Now cylinders 1 and 4 are down, and 2 and 3 are up. Follow the firing order and it should be a cake walk for you. each time you move to the next cylinder, turn the crank 180 degrees, the cams will spin 90. Hope this clearifies everything for you.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Dual Cam Killer
ok, let me simplify this for you since no one has yet.

Set the crank at TDC, pistons 1 and 4 will be up, 2 and 3 will be down.
Mind you, firing order is 1 4 3 2.
So at TDC, adjust the exhaust and intake valves for the no 1 cylinder. Turn the crank 180 degrees counterclockwise and the cams should spin 90 degrees. Now cylinders 1 and 4 are down, and 2 and 3 are up. Follow the firing order and it should be a cake walk for you. each time you move to the next cylinder, turn the crank 180 degrees, the cams will spin 90. Hope this clearifies everything for you.
If you looked at the website the dude posted above, everything is already there. People just need to read first. The steps were from a Helms manual.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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There is little room for error when setting a cylinder for checking both the intake and exhaust valves at the same time. Setting the crank just a hair too far in either direction can leave cam lobes on one side pressing their rocker arms. Less experienced people especially will benefit from setting one pair of valves at a time. Just turn the crank until the cam lobes of one valve pair are pointing upward away from the valves. You can then be certain that the cams aren't pressing the rockers.
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