<VV> valve adjustment

Charles Lee Chaz at ProperProper.com
Sat Aug 28 21:33:02 EDT 2010


and you'd be voted 'VV Diplomat of the Year' ...



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ray smith" <turbovair at earthlink.net>
To: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>; <virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org>; "Charles Lee" 
<Chaz at ProperProper.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> valve adjustment


>I would agree ,
> but instead ,
> say that they are just unfamiliar with the proper technique.
>
>
> Ray Smith
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
> Sender: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:04:25
> To: Charles Lee<Chaz at ProperProper.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: <VV> valve adjustment
>
> Cold adjust is the way to end if you have a sensitive enough touch.  I 
> think
> that some are just too ham fisted.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 5:53 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> valve adjustment
>
>
>>I always thought that cold adjustment of valves was for when it was
>> disassembled, and to give a good starting point for a warm adjust.
>>
>> The warm adjust might not be absolutely necessary if the cold adjust was
>> spot on the mark ?
>>
>> When the Chevy dealer did mine and I ended up with an engine that 
>> wouldn't
>> even start on a cold dark November night in New York, I did them cold to
>> get
>> the thing to start, then did them warm (to defrost my fingers in the
>> process
>> with the warm oil spraying me)
>>
>> But, if I'm not mistaken cold adjust is the place to start only if you're
>> so
>> far off that it's necessary to find the 'start point' ?
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
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