Icetech
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Go do it! try it yourself.. don't fire it up and just have someone double check it before you start it if you are worried
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Go do it! try it yourself.. don't fire it up and just have someone double check it before you start it if you are worried
Icetech
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Bah! I want to know how to do everything myself... never rely on other people if you don't have to
I'm finally taking care of the lash adjustment tonight......................
Icetech
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What bout the car?I'm finally taking care of mine tonight......................
That thing got a Hemi? Yeah it did, until I fucked it up adjusting my valve lash...........................
That is the problem, there is NO ONE to check anything......................I live in the sticks.
Icetech
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if you can fit a .020 (or whatever your lash is) feeler in there.. it's not too tight... if it's too loose you will hear it and fix it... or just double/triple check before starting. I get why you are being careful though...
I got a hold of a mechanic that lives about 20 minutes away in PA, coming over tonight. I bought a bump starter too. He is going to show me how to do everything.Trailer it up to me.... i'll set the lash and you can trailer back home.. will make a nice 30 hour day
Icetech
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K cool.. pay attention and next time you can do it... there is really nothing to it
I understand the adjusting part. The issue I have is Exhaust open, Intake closed, how open or closed the valve is supposed to be...............................
Icetech
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The guy in the second video i posted showed exactly when... and it's not THAT precise.. the base circle of the cam is pretty big so it's not like if you are off a tiny bit it will screw it. also.. if you aren't on base circle you can tell by trying to turn the pushrod with your fingers.. (to get a close idea) as soon as it's on a cam lobe you aren't turning those pushrods at all..
At my age I'm not interested in setting valves or mechanic work. I'll do it if I have too but I rather farm it out.
Icetech
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I feel that way about house repairs
Intake rockers are all on top of the head, and exhaust is on the bottom.......................nothing like the video. The fear of ******* something up is REAL.......................
Icetech
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not really.. E I E I E I E I 1 cyl at a time
small block is just EI IE EI IE.. once the guy shows you, you will get it.. not a big thing
I'm not good at house repairs but I keep trying.
Icetech
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i absolutely hate them.. that and cutting grass but i do that myself cause people want like 75 a week now... fook that
I don't mind cutting grass so much but I hate picking up branches in my yard from the neighbors trees.
Icetech
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i have like 15 huge trees... at least once a year i have to trim and pick up branches... My yard is crazy lumpy, it beats me up cutting it
No alignment on the 64 today. It's raining and I don't have working wipers. I hated to cancel but it's better that I did.
Yea same here.
Hope you can get the wipers working soon.
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