der5er

Motivated by General Geekery

Valve Cover Installed!

And Valve adjustment done! Actually, it still looks exactly like the picture from last night, so I’ve still got work to do. I used Shawn D’s ‘cam side’ valve adjustment procedure for checking the valve clearances. Interestingly, only one intake valve needed adjustment, but all of the exhaust valves were out of spec. Tonight, I’ll [...]

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Only YOU can prevent gas waste

With current gas prices, it seems everywhere I look, there’s an article about saving gas or getting better mileage. So, I thought I would jump on the bandwagon! Seriously, I wanted to take a look at some tips that are proven, some tips that might actually work, since I’m about to incur a huge gas [...]

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