Valve Timeing - 04/28/02 06:32 PM
Mr. Mack:
Last fall I had to have a valve job on my 50 Chevy due to a burnt exhaust valve at only 47,000 miles ( and NO GM warranty). Am I correct at thinking that the valves need to be adjusted after running the car for 50 miles? The shop that did the valve job also adjusted the valves at that time, reading in the Shop Manual it states that the engine should be HOT with the oil at a constent temp. Well when the man adjusted the valves I was there and the engine was not HOT.
Question # 2: If I do need to adjust these valves now or at a later date, what is the correct procedure to do the valve adjustment.The Shop Manual only refers to the engine being hot and what the intake and exhaust valve settings need to be.
Last fall I had to have a valve job on my 50 Chevy due to a burnt exhaust valve at only 47,000 miles ( and NO GM warranty). Am I correct at thinking that the valves need to be adjusted after running the car for 50 miles? The shop that did the valve job also adjusted the valves at that time, reading in the Shop Manual it states that the engine should be HOT with the oil at a constent temp. Well when the man adjusted the valves I was there and the engine was not HOT.
Question # 2: If I do need to adjust these valves now or at a later date, what is the correct procedure to do the valve adjustment.The Shop Manual only refers to the engine being hot and what the intake and exhaust valve settings need to be.