Arrgghh !
I did a bunch of work on my 73 Datsun 240Z. I re-did my valve clearences
(intake 0.25 , exhaust 0.30), then tightened the chain by removing the
gear at the front of the cam shaft and rotating it to the #2 position (yes,
I did jam something in the front of the engine to make sure the chain
did not drop). While in the engine I cleaned out the cam oiler.
Anyway, I fired-up the car and it seems to run just fine. But . . . .
Maybe I'm just FREAKING OUT but it seems like the engine
is much louder than before. You can really hear the cam / valves
ticking away. The valves were really, really tight before I adjusted them.
I wonder if something is worn out?
I removed the valve cover again and made sure everything was getting
oiled properly from the cam oiler. They all seemed oily enough.
My buddy has a 73Z and the engine is nowhere near as noisy.
Stephen
PS - Is it a pain to re-place the cam and valve hardware? Does the head need
to be removed and sent to a machine shop for this?
I did a bunch of work on my 73 Datsun 240Z. I re-did my valve clearences
(intake 0.25 , exhaust 0.30), then tightened the chain by removing the
gear at the front of the cam shaft and rotating it to the #2 position (yes,
I did jam something in the front of the engine to make sure the chain
did not drop). While in the engine I cleaned out the cam oiler.
Anyway, I fired-up the car and it seems to run just fine. But . . . .
Maybe I'm just FREAKING OUT but it seems like the engine
is much louder than before. You can really hear the cam / valves
ticking away. The valves were really, really tight before I adjusted them.
I wonder if something is worn out?
I removed the valve cover again and made sure everything was getting
oiled properly from the cam oiler. They all seemed oily enough.
My buddy has a 73Z and the engine is nowhere near as noisy.
Stephen
PS - Is it a pain to re-place the cam and valve hardware? Does the head need
to be removed and sent to a machine shop for this?