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This is more a report for noobs that are more noobie than me. I guess I'm moving up the NC food chain now that I've done the 8,000 mile valve adjustment/check.
So, to report on the valve adjust, my #1 intakes were a little loose and #2 exhaust were a little tight. Adjusting these is exactly like adjusting old VW's and I was into old VW's for the last 12 years, so I had no problems. The only thing I noticed that makes it a little hard is you have to make sure the feeler gauge is sliding at a 90 degree angle to the valves or it will bind and make you think it's tight.
Here's the "hope I didn't hurt her" part. While I was doing work on her and she was on the center stand, I checked the oil. She had too much to drink on the last oil change. I must have filled while it was on the side stand (very noobie thing). I know it's BAD to have too much oil. But all I could do at this point was drain some.
The part that worries me is I drove at least 3,500 miles with it like that. Many miles at 70-75 mph. I guess if damage was done, it will show up as an engine with not as much miles on it as everyone elses before it needs rebuilding.
The good report. Since I drained the oil to normal and did the valve thing, she runs through the rpm's much more smoothly. There was a vibration (slight, but there) around 4,100-on, which is completely gone now.
All this to say, check your oil on the center stand.
Learn to adjust your own valves (use the money you save to take your significant other out to a good meal!)
Pay attention to vibrations when running through the rpm's. When I first came here, I read a thread where peeps were saying their engines were very smooth through the rpm range. Being new, I didn't really know what smooth was (until now).
We live, we learn.
So, to report on the valve adjust, my #1 intakes were a little loose and #2 exhaust were a little tight. Adjusting these is exactly like adjusting old VW's and I was into old VW's for the last 12 years, so I had no problems. The only thing I noticed that makes it a little hard is you have to make sure the feeler gauge is sliding at a 90 degree angle to the valves or it will bind and make you think it's tight.
Here's the "hope I didn't hurt her" part. While I was doing work on her and she was on the center stand, I checked the oil. She had too much to drink on the last oil change. I must have filled while it was on the side stand (very noobie thing). I know it's BAD to have too much oil. But all I could do at this point was drain some.
The part that worries me is I drove at least 3,500 miles with it like that. Many miles at 70-75 mph. I guess if damage was done, it will show up as an engine with not as much miles on it as everyone elses before it needs rebuilding.
The good report. Since I drained the oil to normal and did the valve thing, she runs through the rpm's much more smoothly. There was a vibration (slight, but there) around 4,100-on, which is completely gone now.
All this to say, check your oil on the center stand.
Learn to adjust your own valves (use the money you save to take your significant other out to a good meal!)
Pay attention to vibrations when running through the rpm's. When I first came here, I read a thread where peeps were saying their engines were very smooth through the rpm range. Being new, I didn't really know what smooth was (until now).
We live, we learn.