<VV> valves/clicking

[J R Read_HML]

I don't know if you have EM or LM.  If LM, see page 6-22 item 9 in right 
side column.  If EM, I'm sure the same info is in that manual, but I don't 
feel like looking twice.

Later, JR

CCE CORVANANTICS CORSA member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater 500 Coupe "icemobile" 4/140 (50%)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Lawler" <computerwhiz31 at gmail.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:02 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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