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OK a little help with valve adjustments here.

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by streetmaster, Sep 13, 2009.

  1. streetmaster

    streetmaster Member

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    So i've got the valve cover removed, and i took the feelers guage that i have with the thinest blade of .005 (.127mm), and i thought i'd see what was going on with my valve train.

    I also used one with .006 (.152mm) and .007 (178mm), I think it was the intake side on #1 and #4 that the .005 (.127) wouldnt fit between the lobe and shim, and the rest were between .006, and .007.

    Does this sound like my valves are a little tight?
     
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    TIMEtoRIDE Active Member

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    Yes, and what feeler gauge set only goes down to 0.005 inch ??
    Buy another set soon, and plan on buying shims from Chacal.
     
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    Yeah i plan to get a better set, just thought i'd take wack at it :idea:
     
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    Another tip is when getting the shims out - stuff a rag into the cam chain tunnel. If a shim should go down the hole, it will be a lot of grief trying to get it out.
     

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