Now that the screws are ancient history - I can get in to see the goods. With the markings on the rotor, I can tell when the engine is at top dead center (TDC) so I could adjust the valves! Isn't that the most fun thing ever? Not so much.
Turns out it was wicked hard to get my feeler gauge in the tight space. And with a gap so small (0.002in) it was really hard to tell if I had "slight" friction because of the spacing or if the curve of my straight gauge was causing the resistance. Bahhh. Do they make right angle feeler gauges? I didn't have the heart to bend mine.
I only had time to adjust the exhaust valve and then I had to jack my tail into a dress to go down to see a dance performance with Gabe. A note to the boys out there - if your wife rarely dresses up (and especially if your wife wears a bodice with no fewer than 6 bones pressing and squeezing her into place AND an *under-wire* strapless bra with even more bones!) you should, maybe, say - "hey you look nice" or "different" or "like a girl" or SOMETHING! Nine hours in that damn thing and not one word! Yeah the impact driver makes up for it... but still!
I may wrench like a boy but I can bitch like a girl.
Wow!! Major burn sauce on the ol' hubby, huh?
ReplyDeleteFeeler gauges are meant to be bent. Especially the really thin ones. They do make little right angle ones, though. I have one you could borrow. Are both valves .002"?
ReplyDeleteYou wore a dress?? Do you have pictures to prove it?
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