The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Valve shim job?

posted by  chris herbst on  Tue Dec 24 03:56 CST 2002
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Oct 20 20:32 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Buy the offset feeler gauge for ten bucks. Then measure the valve lash on all your cars.

You might just find that they need no adjustment whatsoever. That isn't uncommon at all. That way you might be pleasantly surprised that you don't have to do any valve adjustments at all.

Also, when measuring valves, just verify that they are within spec. If they are at the end of spec, don't necessarily adjust them to get them right at the minimum level--that's not necessary. My friend, a dealer, just took a B230F powered 700 series on trade. It had so many valve adjustments that the valves were shot. Not worth it to adjust them if they are anywhere in specs.
--
Chris Herbst, in Wisconsin.






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.