<VV> valves/clicking

[J R Read_HML]

120?
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: "Jonathan Lawler" <computerwhiz31 at gmail.com>
Cc: "corvair" <virtualvairs at skiblack.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> valves/clicking


> You turn it 120°. Use the firing order stamped on the engine top cover. 
> OR, rotate it one tower (Plug wire, 60°) of the distributor.
>
> harry yarnell
> perryman garage and orphanage
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jonathan Lawler" <computerwhiz31 at gmail.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:02 PM
> Subject: <VV> valves/clicking
>
>
>> well, anyone who's heard of me knows i've had infinite trouble with my
>> valves. i must've had the rockers off 10 times. anyway, my car's been
>> clicking lately, and it seems to be pretty regular. however, sometimes 
>> when
>> i take it a mile or two, it gets loud to the point of blaring. i've 
>> always
>> thought it to be a lifter, and had new ones i was gonna put in, however 
>> when
>> i took off the valve covers, the rockers were incredibly loose. so i
>> figgered i'd set the valves the the nth time and see if maybe the 
>> clicking
>> was loose rockers. so i started, but after i set the first one at tdc, 
>> and
>> when i moved to the next piston, the rockers were loose. i'm totally 
>> lost. i
>> have no idea what's going on, and i figgered maybe one of you gentlemen 
>> had
>> some suggestions.
>> P.S. how many degrees do i turn the crank pulley to get the the next 
>> piston.
>> i turned it 365, and was off.
>>
>> -- 
>> -jon
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