Re: [tech] valve adjustment

[Kevin <aventari@cts.com>]

I just did my valves, I did them while the engine was sitting on a stand in
my garage, but the technique should be the same. 
I checked all the clearances, wrote them down, then unbolted the cam (after
pulling off the belt, easy w/ no stupid covers!). I just pulled each shim
off and wrote down the sizes, and figured out what sizes I needed.

I wouldn't waste the 40+ bucks for the special tools when you can pull the
cam in about 10 minutes.

I'm gonna do it in a few days also. I've got 2500 miles on the new motor,
and I'm gonna make sure everything's okay!

At 11:57 PM 10/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey guys...
>    Just wanted to know any tips and tricks to adjusting the valves on a
>JH. I'm going to be doing it tomorrow, unless I find out that I need
>some special tools that I can't get my hands on readily. I'll be reading
>the Bentley, but wondered if there's anything that isn't in there that
>would be good to know (Shawn? I know you did this recently.....)
>    TIA!
>    -Josiah
>    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
>    '84 GTI
>    '86 Scirocco 8v
>    '87 QSW
>
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