<VV> wimpy old valve problem

[mark at noakes.com]

After hearing about a flywheel blowing up this is pretty trivial...

btw...my brother was riding as a passenger in a Mustang a very long 
time ago when the flywheel blew up in that car...it went up thru the 
tunnel/floor, dash, windshield, and hood...it was a miracle that no one 
got hurt.

Per my previously reported valve problem, I thought I would just try 
adjusting everything before getting serious and pulling a head off as 
someone said that it might just be that it backed off...though I'd 
never heard of that happening...willing to try an easy fix first 
though.

Following the cold adjustment procedure (normally adjust running...and 
I noticed that all were cranked out more on the loose side by that 
method), I still ended up with a rocker on the #2 exhaust that I can 
move with my hand after adjusting and then coming back to it a few 
minutes later.  The valve stem does not appear to be pushed down at 
static position so I don't think that the valve seat is popped.  With 
the head installed and a trouble light, I could not see any problems 
with the valve spring, but it may still be either a spring or a 
collapsed lifter on that cylinder.  Given the fact that I can adjust it 
and then it seems to be loose shortly after...it seems that that would 
be the lifter.  Everything else appears ok on all cylinders.

Now if I can actually get that lifter to come out w/o pulling 
everything else apart.

Mark Noakes
66 Monza that I've only had since July 74...maybe I should just have a 
spare engine for just such an occaision