Valve adjustment

[Flatline]

I am getting ready to change all the seals for my VC and spark plugs and in the thread i read on it it says to check the valve clearance and such. i talked ot my mechanic buddy and he said it would be the tapits that would be adjusted. NOT the valve themselves. I am just a little confused on exactly what i will be doing. (May be due to the pictures on said thread not being there)

[touge]

maybe have your friend do it instead

[wed3k]

not trying to be rude or anything but whats a tapit?

[foamypirate]

not trying to be rude or anything but whats a tapit?

Valve Tappet

Don't be an ass.

A tappet in mechanical engineering is a projection which imparts a linear motion to some other component within an assembly. Properly speaking, a tappet is only that part of a rocker arm which makes contact with an intake or exhaust valve stem above the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine.

[wed3k]

Valve Tappet

Don't be an ass.

A tappet in mechanical engineering is a projection which imparts a linear motion to some other component within an assembly. Properly speaking, a tappet is only that part of a rocker arm which makes contact with an intake or exhaust valve stem above the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine.

i wasnt trying to be an ass, i didnt know what it was so stop assuming. i know what a tappet is...

[accordaffair]

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...ighlight=valve

http://media.honda.co.uk/car/owner/m...l/400/5-14.pdf

yes you adjust the rocker arms that press the valves down

[touge]

Don't be an ass.

[wed3k]

yea like its my fault, i know how to spell "tappet".

[touge]

yea like its my fault, i know how to spell "tappet".

ya know.

[foamypirate]

yea like its my fault, i know how to spell "tappet".

I figured that since you work in a machine shop, it might have clicked in your head that it was a tappet. That's all.

[Flatline]

maybe have your friend do it instead

Personally i would rather be able to do it myself. My freind wont be doing all of my mechanic work for me when all i need is a few clarifications. How dumb would you feel when someone take time out of their day to work on ANOTHER CAR just like they have been all day everyday, just to say "Wow, i could have done that myself" when it's over. Then when something breaks that actually needs his attention, he "cant do it"

[Ghostyman]

It is easy. Don't worry. You will need a set of feeler gauges, a set of wrenches and a screwdriver.

Follow the instructions listed in those 2 links above.

If you feel like it, run a head cleaner like Seafoam through the head before you do the adjustment.

The intake valves are more of a PITA than the exhaust valves due to their position.

Good luck! Don't be afraid to get in there and get this done.

[Flatline]

Thanks for the vote of confidence ghosty. I was just looking for some clarification and i got it. basically. but the pics helped a lot. should be done in the next couple if days after i get this tooth yanked out

[veyvey]

I adjusted mine to intake .10 and exhaust .12 and its perfect for me. let us know how it comes out.

[Losiracer2]

I'd suggest a Haynes manual. I did my first valve adjustment on my car back in April and it had everything I needed to know, including pretty good pictures of what parts needed to be adjusted. It took me about an hour or two, but I didn't blow my engine up, lol. So it worked out well.

Oh I also did my lower tube seals since they were leaking, thats why it took so long.