There has been lots of debate as to whether or not you may rotate your valves by bumping the starter. I finally tried it after 4 or 5 previous valve jobs. Wow is that easier and seems less stressful than wailing on the PS bolt or even the crank bolt.

In cold days up here there is simply no way our engines will fire without being glo-ed anyway.

I just bent and ground (the heads thinner) on two cheap 14mm wrenches. I actually prefer them to the bulkier 'correct' wrenches that a buddy has.

.10 and .35 is correct

I do believe you'll see a difference after a few hundred miles.

Don

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