Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site abic.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!cwruecmp!abic!acy From: acy@abic.UUCP (Adnan Yaqub) Newsgroups: net.auto.tech Subject: Valve Adjustment on 1975 Opel Manta (1900) Message-ID: <715@abic.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 09:52:29 EST Article-I.D.: abic.715 Posted: Thu Jan 2 09:52:29 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 2-Jan-86 22:15:23 EST Distribution: na Organization: Allen-Bradley Co., Highland Heights, OH 44143 Lines: 15 How do you adjust valves on this beast? The GM repair manual says to adjust them until there is no play between the rocker arm and the valve stem and the lifter. Then tighten down one full turn. Me and a friend did this, and on some of the cylinders we were afraid we would break the bolt. When we were finished we couldn't start the car. We backed off on all the cylinders and finally it was it's old noisy self. How do you really do it? This car's valves are really noisy. Adnan Yaqub @Allen-Bradley Co. ...!decvax!abic!acy