<VV> lifter noise

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/10/2009 3:23:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
dave_r505 at yahoo.com writes:

Actually  I drove the car yesterday about 14 miles and when I had gotten home 
thats when  I had noticed it the most. The knocking definitely was coming 
from the left  side of the engine. So today i removed the valve cover and noticed 
that no  matter the postion of crank 1 or 2 lifters was almost always loose. 
Im just  kinda weary about tightening it down without knowing a little  more...

thanks, Dave






I hate to say it - But the shop manual has a great description of how to  
tighten down the right one at the right time. If you don't have access to the  
Manual, the best way is to rotate the motor through it's firing order, one third 
 of a rotation at a time. You can check the position of the rotor to tell 
whether  cylinder #1 or #2 is at the firing point, (Both pistons reach TDC at the 
same  moment, but only one has completed the compression stroke, the other is 
 completing the exhaust stroke and valves are probably open!)  When the  
rotor is at the firing point for that cylinder, it is safe to adjust both  of the 
rockers for that cylinder. 
 

Seth  Emerson

C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro,  Corvette




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