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    Default Cam Position and Valve Adjustment

    Please settle a disagreement -

    It is not truely required for the piston to be TDC when adjusting valves, just that the rocker arm cam followers are completely off of the cam profile, correct?

    Thanks

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    Anybody?

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    As far as i know, if the eccentrics are off of the cam profile, the valve can be adjusted. Just think about it.
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    that is correct

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    that's correct, as soon as the valves are free you can adjust them and you also can adjust them on several cilinders in one time

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    Thanks all. That is what I thought.

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    I just used a black marker to mark the rocker arms which had been adjusted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JMI
    Please settle a disagreement -

    It is not truely required for the piston to be TDC when adjusting valves, just that the rocker arm cam followers are completely off of the cam profile, correct?

    Thanks
    of course !
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    Default Concentrate on the Lobes

    being in the right position 180 from the rocker, because the motor sit at a slant it can lead to mis adjustment.


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