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tapping in head, valve adjustment


civickiller
06-29-2003, 05:16 PM
k i started my 90 ls engine and the head is tapping real bad and loud. so what is that ? do i need to adjust my valve ? how do u adjust the valves ?

whtteg
06-29-2003, 08:26 PM
If you don't have experience with adjusting valve lash then have a shop do it for you, you can really mess up the motor if it is done wrong.

civickiller
06-30-2003, 02:24 AM
i know how to adjust the valves, ive did it on my stock civic motor, but my stock civic motor rock arms dont look like the teg rocker arms, i just need to know where do i stick my feeler gauge to check clearence

whtteg
06-30-2003, 09:01 PM
valvelash (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p2ffbf3378039436673cfde1e13ec1da8/fbcb8087.jpg)

Insert it where the red arrow is pointing and I know that the pic is of a gsr head but it is basically the same thing as to what you are tring to do.

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