[DeTomaso] Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug

[Charles McCall]

No, you didn't miss anything. 

The stock 351C has hydraulic lifters and does not need adjustment. 

My engine is not stock, and has solid lifters. Solid lifters require blood sacrifice once a year (or more, depending on your mileage)

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Sent: lunes, 29 de septiembre de 2014 21:40
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug

Whoa. Whoa wait a minute here.....
We're supposed to be adjusting valve lash on our cars with stock
351C's?
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On 28 September, 2014 at 12:27 PM, "Will Kooiman"  wrote:Been there. 
Done that.  It wasn't funny for me either.  ;-)

I normally turn the engine over by the balancer bolt.

The EOIC method works faster if you do them by the firing order.  Do
all
of the exhausts, and then all of the intakes.
--
Will
On 9/28/14 1:01 PM, "Charles McCall"  wrote:

>   Today, I was the bug and the Pantera was the windshield....
>
>
>   I had the entire afternoon reserved for adjusting valve lash and
was
>   debating between the lazy, 3-step method from the Monroe book, or
the
>   EOIC method, which is what I should really do. But it is a pain
hitting
>   the started 16 times to leave the valve where you need it -
hitting the
>   starter 3 times is much less than 16...
>
>
>   But I never got that far. It took exactly 4 minutes to remove 7 of
the
>   8 valve cover bolts. I have just now, 4 hours later, removed bolt
>   number 8.
>
>
>   This bolt is right below the dipstick, and I just couldn't get
anything
>   on it to loosen it. The dipstick was just above the bolt head,
>   preventing me from putting any kind of tool on it. I pulled the
>   interior access cover so that at least I could look at the
offending
>   bolt as it laughed at me and my efforts. Not only couldn't I get a
>   socket on it, but the ultra-thin-wall socket that came close to
>   fitting, fell off and is now somewhere in the engine bay as it
didn't
>   fall below the car. I'll buy a magnet and go fishing tomorrow...
>
>
>   After 4 hours to remove one bolt I decided to call it a day as I
have
>   other tasks I need to do. So I have a whole week to decide whether
to
>   bump the engine three times or 16 times...
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