Tappets..... :/

6th April 2011, 16:04

I got a new rocker cover the other day and when i changed it i thought i might as well do the tappets while i was doing it. Got a bloke from work to do it and he has made them louder.... so i got hold of a haynes manual and tried to do it myself, its a little bit quieter but still annoying.. Is there a special way of doing it?? i have used the search button but with no luck.

Thanks

Luke

6th April 2011, 19:07

did u do it using the rule of '9' ? basically when number 1 valve is rocking you adjust number 8. 8+1=9 see rule of 9

, make sure you have some decent feeler gagues, i remember trying to adjust the points on an old nova and the feeler gagues were worng, (printed wrong sizes i think) got a new set and they adjusted up lovely.

7th April 2011, 15:15

cheers mate i will give it a go

7th April 2011, 23:37

I used the haynes manual method was fine I just double checked that they were right. Also making sure that the valve is 100% down with a good eye. The VTR engine is quite tappy anyway tbh m8 as long as it isnt rediculously tappy then I wouldn't keep changing them otherwise your rocker cover gasket my decide to pack in like mine

8th April 2011, 12:08

Its fine mate, the engines sound tappy its how they are... They have noisey injectors aswell so make sure you get a injector cleaner flush that through