Valve adjustment with heat exchangers Options

[gunny]

I have read several articals about the adjustment and don't have a problem with the proceedure. I have done the same thing on and air cooled Beetle and several motorcycles. My concern is access. I have the car on one ramp with a couple of 2x4s for extrah height. the passanger side is on a jack stand. as best as I can tell all of the access is from the rear over the heat exchangers. Is there any room from the side over the heat exchangers?

I plan on taking my time this being the 1st time on this car. Just looking for any techniques that may help.

[Dave_Darling]

I haven't done the job on a 75-76 car with the late style heat exchangers. But on my 74, I get a little better access if I take a wheel off. Just more room to move around in the fender.

I usually get 2 or 3 of the valves by reaching forward along the top of the heat exchanger, and the rest by reaching in forward of the suspension console (the suspension mounting point). I think that even on the forward valves, I still reach in from the back of the car to swing the wrench while loosening or tightening the jam nuts.

I use a deep-offset box end wrench for the jam nuts, it gets the wrench handle out of the way of the rest of the rocker arms and such and stays put on the nut more securely.

A stubby screwdriver is a necessity for several of the valves.

--DD