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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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03 valve adjustment

is there any reason the valves cant be adjusted lile a regular motor?as intake begins to close adjust exhaust...as exhaust starts to open adjust intake.....if this can be done this way please let me know.if not i need to know how to tell when the motor is at tdc and bdc asap thanks
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Yes they can. I set my 04 that way. Works for me!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 11:27 PM
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Do a search about it. There is a nice write up with pictures concerning the adjustment. Same basic principle.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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that is exactly how i did it,with a starter button jumping the starter solinoid,worked great.made a huge differance in how smoothe the motor is now,and quieted it down a bunch......fwiw i did a search and only came up with directions for the previous generation 24 valve,yes the procedure is the same but i had now way of telling when the motor was at TDC or BDC???
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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On the 3rd gens if you don't have a barring tool you can probably turn it backwards by the alternator pulley until the TDC mark on the damper is at 12 o'clock.

If both #1 valves are loose then #1 is between compression and power stroke, so adjust intake on 1, 2 and 4 and exhaust on 1, 3 and 5.

If both valves on #1 are not loose it's in overlap between exhaust stroke and intake, so you adjust intake on 3, 5, 6 and exhaust on 2, 4 and 6...

Then rotate the engine 360 and do whichever group you didn't do...
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