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mukluk
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 Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Sticky valve - random occurrence or harbinger of future trouble? |
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Are you absolutely certain when you reassembled the rockers yesterday that you put them back in the exact same spot? Is it possible you moved the sticky #4 intake rocker to the #4 exhaust position?
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79SuperVert
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: Sticky valve - random occurrence or harbinger of future trouble? |
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I was very careful to lay out the parts in order exactly as they came off the shaft, so I'm pretty certain the parts did not get switched.
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79SuperVert
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: Sticky valve - random occurrence or harbinger of future trouble? |
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Update: today I did my spring tune up. All valves were loose at the appropriate points in the adjustment process. Everything went smoothly. Hopefully taking apart the rocker arm assembly and replacing the broken wavy washer, and running it in over the last few months, fixed whatever was causing the valves to "stick". Thanks for all the advice.
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