[TR] valve adjuatment problem

[Tony Drews]

One basic thing I forgot to ask - you ARE checking the #8 gap when 
the #1 valve is open all the way, right?

Also, on the "I've pulled the tappet out of the bore" problem - I 
have found that it may be possible to work it back in the bore with a 
small magnet on a slender pole and another long skinny thing like, 
say, a coat hanger.  If you can get the magnet to stick into the 
bottom of the tappet and play with it until it goes back into the 
bore, then you can stick the coat hanger down the hole to hold it in 
place and pull the magnet out.

- Tony Drews

At 12:37 PM 4/3/2010, npaul72464 at aol.com wrote:
>  Hi All,
>
>I'm in the midst of adjusting the valves on my 1958 TR3A and have run into a
>snag.  They all adjusted fine till I got to #8 where there is no gap and no
>turning of the screw will give me any.  I checked compression (for some
>reason) and there's 150 PSI in all 4 cylinders.  I pulled the rocker shaft and
>the rocker and push rod look normal compared with all the others.  I put a
>straight edge across all the valve springs and they're all the same height.
>
>Any insights would be much appreciated.
>
>Ned Paulsen
>Webster, NY
>
>
>
>
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