No need for remote starter for valve adjustment

[siteunseen]

With the plugs out and in high gear I could roll the car, which moves the cam, with one arm. Read that on here and it works great. Remote starter was $60 so I was going to buy 27mm socket, remove fan, borrow 1/2 pull bar and turn balancer bolt. I'm learning.

Edited September 6, 2011 by siteunseen

[sblake01]

With the plugs out and in high gear I could roll the car, which moves the cam, with one arm. Read that on here and it works great. Remote starter was $60 so I was going to buy 27mm socket, remove fan, borrow 1/2 pull bar and turn balancer bolt. I'm learning.

You don't have a Harbor Freight Tools near you?

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-remote-starter-switch-35448.html

[240260280z]

$15 and worth it: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Tools-Garage-and-Equipment/Remote-Starter-Switch/_/N-25eo

but I made mine from a $5 Volkswagen horn and spare wire and spare connectors.

Edited September 6, 2011 by Blue

[SteveJ]

He's probably not near a Harbor Freight unless he's near Huntsville or Chattanooga...

[Walter Moore]

I have used the front pully to rotate the engine during that process. Hoewver this past weekend I used a remote starter, because it takes time to remove the plugs and I didn't want to give the engine any more "cool down" time that I had to. It seems to make a difference how "hot" the engine is when you adjust the "hot" valve lash.

[siteunseen]

Nope. I'm in a fairly small, 30k people I think, town and the only place that had one was Ed's Foreign Car Parts for $59.99 but it was much larger with heavier wire 12ft I think. Anyway let me have this one, it's $0 dollars.

[SteveJ]

Okay, so you're near Attalla.

[siteunseen]

Rocks throw from Attalla; Gadsden. And yes we do have Autozones. Isn't there a big time drag strip in Gainsville? No it's Commerce and we drive through Gainsville. I think?

Edited September 7, 2011 by siteunseen

[LeonV]

I used the push method as well. Left the plugs in so I could feel the next compression stroke, worked great!