I was visiting a friend in the local chapter today, and he complimented me on the car sounding nice as we drove it down to his barn. Besides the minor boost to my ego, it also reminded me of the valve adjustment I did several weeks back.
I'd owned the lark for over a year by the time I got around to adjusting the valve lash, so I figured it would be due anyway. On a lark (pardon the pun!) I thought I'd use the feeler gauge to measure where the lash was before I began tinkering. And so, for your viewing pleasure:
Note Cylinder 5! The >.035 is because that was the largest feeler I had. It wasn't quite wide enough to fit the .034 in there with it, and I didn't want to bend up the thinner ones. Needless to say, a valve adjustment made a world of difference! If you haven't done yours lately, maybe it's time.
I'd owned the lark for over a year by the time I got around to adjusting the valve lash, so I figured it would be due anyway. On a lark (pardon the pun!) I thought I'd use the feeler gauge to measure where the lash was before I began tinkering. And so, for your viewing pleasure:
Note Cylinder 5! The >.035 is because that was the largest feeler I had. It wasn't quite wide enough to fit the .034 in there with it, and I didn't want to bend up the thinner ones. Needless to say, a valve adjustment made a world of difference! If you haven't done yours lately, maybe it's time.
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