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Re: Best way to turn engine while adjusting valves??

To: fooshst <fooshst@stumail.gc.cc.fl.us>
Subject: Re: Best way to turn engine while adjusting valves??
From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 22:51:05 -0500
Cc: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <v03007800b3c9540e4cd4@[152.16.67.84]> <5940.990731@stumail.gc.cc.fl.us>
Reply-to: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
I've gotten my replacement seloniods off of my donors so tell me,are the ones 
with
the little red button that bump the starter no longer avaliable?Just wondering 
cuz
I'll grab them as I see them if they are no longer made.   Brad

fooshst wrote:

> Hello robert,
>
> Saturday, July 31, 1999, 8:41:43 PM, you wrote:
>
> rw> Hi,
>
> rw> I was installing a new head on my 1275 and I got to the part where you
> rw> adjust the valves. Everytime I've done this in the past I've ended up with
> rw> bloody knuckles from trying to turn the engine over by hand and having my
> rw> knuckles cheese grated by the radiator.
>
> rw> It was too hot for that today, so I tried the rolling the car while in 
>gear
> rw> method, but it turns out that didn't work too well. My driveway isn't 
>level
> rw> and it's hard to stop it rolling at just  the right spot.
>
> rw> Does anyone have a favorite, easy, accurate way to turn the engine over
> rw> while adjusting the valves? I'm going to give it another shot in the
> rw> morning.
>
> rw> Thanks,
>
> rw> Robert
>
> rw> (who just spent the last 6 hours without electricity on the hottest day so
> rw> far this year)
>
>     I always use 4th gear. Try putting a wheel chock (phone book?)
>     behind to catch it.
>
> Best regards,
>  fooshst                            mailto:fooshst@stumail.gc.cc.fl.us


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