Joined the Ranks of "Did my first valve adjust" crowd !
07-13-2009, 09:25 PM
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Joined the Ranks of "Did my first valve adjust" crowd !
Well I know now why the shops charge so much to do a valve adjust. It takes a while to remove everything to get access to them !
I went ahead and removed my rear bumper for cleaning and to make for a bit more room to get to the valves.
I think half the battle was cleaning everything while it was all apart.
I media blasted and powder coated every thing while it was all out. Came out really nice.
I did not drop the oil tank yet, but plan on doing that soon. I did replace the oil hoses going to the oil thermostat as the originals were rock hard.
I posted some pictures on Flicker of the whole job.
BTW: I used the Pelican Parts "Back Side Method" to do the valves. I found it much easier than using the crazy hard to get in there regular feeler Gage.
I went through the valves three times finding each time some were slightly off. I guess doing it three times makes for an average. All new seals and hardware, a new set of plugs and she is happy.
Pics found here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40394341@N03/
I went ahead and removed my rear bumper for cleaning and to make for a bit more room to get to the valves.
I think half the battle was cleaning everything while it was all apart.
I media blasted and powder coated every thing while it was all out. Came out really nice.
I did not drop the oil tank yet, but plan on doing that soon. I did replace the oil hoses going to the oil thermostat as the originals were rock hard.
I posted some pictures on Flicker of the whole job.
BTW: I used the Pelican Parts "Back Side Method" to do the valves. I found it much easier than using the crazy hard to get in there regular feeler Gage.
I went through the valves three times finding each time some were slightly off. I guess doing it three times makes for an average. All new seals and hardware, a new set of plugs and she is happy.
Pics found here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40394341@N03/
07-14-2009, 01:45 AM
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Extremely nice, I'm jealous.
Down the coast in San Juan Cappuccino, I'm at about the same stage of GP White 964 disassembly - exhaust system & cat off, waiting for tools to remove the driver-side heat exhanger to fix a main oil line and/or oil return pipe leak. Also replacing the engine mounts with 993 C4 units from Sunset. Now I feel like a piker for not powder-coating the engine covers, shrouds, etc. Instead, I just today ordered 900-degree VHT satin black paint to protect the rear tin from muffler heat and rust, since a new one is $724.
You run without the undertray, or cover-up the beauty?
Down the coast in San Juan Cappuccino, I'm at about the same stage of GP White 964 disassembly - exhaust system & cat off, waiting for tools to remove the driver-side heat exhanger to fix a main oil line and/or oil return pipe leak. Also replacing the engine mounts with 993 C4 units from Sunset. Now I feel like a piker for not powder-coating the engine covers, shrouds, etc. Instead, I just today ordered 900-degree VHT satin black paint to protect the rear tin from muffler heat and rust, since a new one is $724.
You run without the undertray, or cover-up the beauty?
Last edited by slips2; 07-14-2009 at 12:14 PM.
07-14-2009, 03:44 AM
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I am in awe - nice work! The "inside" of your 964 looks spotless! I am really excited to work on mine over the winter and clean it from the inside-out... I'll be posting lots of questions! Looking forward to powder coating!
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07-14-2009, 09:52 AM
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07-14-2009, 12:38 PM
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nice job. I recently did mine. I used the screwdriver with angle pins, and feeler gauge for two times, but they did not feel right so out comes the dial indicator on z block. Only the dial indicator could get it correct.