> But since it's the factory
> procedure, I always set my valves with the "on rock" method. I find it
> easier, especially since you only have to position the engine 4 times,
> rather than 8 with the "rule of 9" method given in the Haynes manual.
Can't you pretty much do this with the "rule of 9" method as well (position
the engine just 4 times). Without thinking about it too hard (and making my
head hurt), don't you end up with two valves open at roughly the same time?
For example, when No. 1 is fully open, No. 3 is very nearly fully open as
well. Seems that based on the "rule of 9" that you could adjust both the
No. 8 and the No. 6 at that point. At least that's the way I do it. Of
course I usually end up repositioning the engine just a little to make sure
the No. 3 *is* fully open prior to setting the No. 6.
Kurtis Jones
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4 - CT19389L
1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
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