Valve Adjustment Problem
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Valve Adjustment Problem
Gsr head, port flow springs, stock gsr valves and retainers. Head has never been used with the new springs in it, just installed the head yesterday assuming this head is good to go.
anywho...
After finishing the clearances on cylinder #1 i move the crank 180 to TDC and begin to adjust cylinder #3 which is the next cylinder to adjust.
Problem is when i get to the exhuast side to make my adjustment for .008 i cant get the feeler gauge to slide through. Its as if there is a problem with the rocker arms is my guess... The screw to adjust is backed out all the way and still cannot get the feel gauge to slide through.
Any suggestions or tips. Ive done several valve adjustments before but never ran into a problem like this before.
Any helpful advice would be much obliged!
anywho...
After finishing the clearances on cylinder #1 i move the crank 180 to TDC and begin to adjust cylinder #3 which is the next cylinder to adjust.
Problem is when i get to the exhuast side to make my adjustment for .008 i cant get the feeler gauge to slide through. Its as if there is a problem with the rocker arms is my guess... The screw to adjust is backed out all the way and still cannot get the feel gauge to slide through.
Any suggestions or tips. Ive done several valve adjustments before but never ran into a problem like this before.
Any helpful advice would be much obliged!
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Re: Valve Adjustment Problem (straywalker)
Which way did you move the crank clockwise or counterclockwise. The up marks of the cams should be facing the exhaust side. Thats all I can think of without looking at it.
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Or you can do it the quick way.
TDC on #1, adjust all of the #1, intake on #2, and exhaust on #3.
TDC on #4, adjust all of #4, intake on #3, and exhaust on #2.
The crank pulley will rotate 360* while the cam gear will rotate 180*. This allows you to use the TDC mark on the crank pulley for a more accurate setting than just sticking something down the spark plug tube. I just tried this the other day and it works great. I did a compression test afterwards and the numbers were even across the board.
TDC on #1, adjust all of the #1, intake on #2, and exhaust on #3.
TDC on #4, adjust all of #4, intake on #3, and exhaust on #2.
The crank pulley will rotate 360* while the cam gear will rotate 180*. This allows you to use the TDC mark on the crank pulley for a more accurate setting than just sticking something down the spark plug tube. I just tried this the other day and it works great. I did a compression test afterwards and the numbers were even across the board.
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It works like that. It's just recommended the other way so that we don't lose track of what we're doing as easily. LOL. For most people that just start, it's easier to keep trackof them if you do all of 1, then all of 3, etc., etc.... rather than think of doing the exhaust valve on one while doing an exhaust valve on another.
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