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I was adjusting my valves today for the first time, and all went
well with #1, but then when I rotated the engine as Muir says to (i.e.
180 degrees from TDC#1) I noticed that the two valves for #2 were offset,
so I turned the engine clockwise until both were even, which was about an
inch (on the crankshaft) off of where it should be according to Muir.
So, should I go by what he says or by how the valves look? Would the
notches be off because the dist is installed incorrectly? I've already
adjusted them assuming that I need to adjust them when they are both
closed in firing position, but I wanted to make sure before I did
anything else and/or continued on with the #3 and #4 valves.
One concern I have is that the valves on #1 & 2 were quite tight,
with #2 requiring me to turn the adjusting bolts on both valves maybe 3
or 4 times before the .006" gauge fit. Is this anything to be concerned
about? What could cause this to occur besides someone not gapping them
correctly?
Could someone explain why there needs to be a gap, and why its
size matters? I like to know the hows and whys for curiosity's sake, so
I'm not just doing as told, and because it makes figuring out what is
wrong, what to do, etc. easier. Anyone know a book I could get that
would explain all these sorts of things? Or a resource of any sort?
Thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Christopher J. Valade
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