I don't have time to read all 11 pages, as finally getting sleepy (thus why I am writing this at 4:40 in the morning!), but the first post is what I needed. It seems, note the word seems, Diesel Giant has the position of the valves wrong, so was invaluable! I can also understand it better!
Got in Monday to go to class and was having trouble starting. What I now know is she was telling me she wanted a vacation and have her bother fill in.
Once started, sounded like one of the valves was loose, which I have had too much experience with (air cooled V.W. engines pull head studs when over heated). Second warning. Then something didn't feel right. Third warning.
Lesson to your autos and what they are saying! That is how I caught a rag that I somehow forgot in the engine compartment and got entangled in the belts (thought I got everything and ran through the list in my head and missed it in the visual check).
Anyway, number on intake had a loose adjuster and number three intake I could move the rocker! The intakes were adjusted as exhausts and vis versa!
Not sure how that happened, as checked three times! So this time did the valves one at a time and spent more time double checking I the diagram and the adjuster was good and tight. Prior to the first adjustment, was clacky and loud, which can be heard on the videos. Now it sounds different, maybe smoother and less metallic? A dream to lesson to! Would there be harm in checking the valves every 5,000 to 6,000 miles which is the same interval for the oil? I find it so therapeutic and if it keep the clatter down, I might even do it sooner!
