valve adjustment guide

[Bostonian1976]

Rocky mountain oysters, anyone?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

beauty of an iphone that 'corrects' your spelling...

[Jeff Aronson]

Tim,

You can run the engine at idle without getting an oil bath. Some will splash around the block a bit, but not much. There's not that much pressure at the top of the engine, it's more like a splash coverage.

Jeff

[Bostonian1976]

Well as long as yours doesn't sound like a bag of nails I wouldn't worry about it.

If you are really curious try the .011 and make sure it doesn't pass through, check this after you have the engine all run up to operating temperature. I know it says hot or cold but IMHO it is better to check when hot.

How is your oil leak- have you tracked it down yet?

hmm yeah the engine was ice cold. maybe that left it a little loose.

oil leak is better but still a mystery. I wrapped the tube that comes off the oil filler (former pcv tube) in tape to see if it temporarily helped, and it seems to be better but still a few drops here and there splattering where they were before.

here's the thing that I find interesting - before, when I ran the engine at idle, I would feel a lot of pressure coming from the breather cap on the top - the holes poked in it would put out a 'small gale force' including some steam.

Since the valve adjustment, I have none of that - does anyone know why?