 Can I adjust /6 valves, w/o draining oil? |
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| Rusty |
  Oct 30 2004, 10:16 AM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709  Group: Admin Posts: 7,941 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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The oil in my /6 has less than an hour of running time. I need to readjust the valves.
Can I pull the lower valve covers without draining the oil? I'd hate to waste perfectly good oil? Not being cheap, just hate to create more contaminated oil. -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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| Aaron Cox |
Oct 30 2004, 10:21 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Lawrence @ Oct 30 2004, 09:16 AM) keep telling yourself that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) like a few quarts matter in the world (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) |
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| Root_Werks |
Oct 30 2004, 10:23 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Yes you can.
Put a rag on top of the heater boxes to catch dripping oil and don't waste any time adjusting them. It will slowly drain about 3-4 quarts over time. But, if you start the job to finish it, shouldn't do anything more than soak up a couple of rags a bit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) You won't need to worry about the top of course. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| mskala |
Oct 30 2004, 10:24 AM
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R Group: Members Posts: 1,925 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 79 Region Association: None
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If you tilt the car you can get away with it. It probably
varies based on how much oil has drained from the tank to the sump, which takes a long time. |
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| Rusty |
 Oct 30 2004, 10:25 AM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,941 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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Thanks, Dan. I guess I might as well just drain it, rather than deal with the mess of 3 quarts on the ground.
-Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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| Root_Werks |
Oct 30 2004, 10:28 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Yeah, I remember one time I pulled the covers without draining the oil and walked away because no oil was dripping. BIG mistake. I came back about an hour later to find some 4 quarts of oil all over the garage floor! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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| Sammy |
Oct 30 2004, 12:58 PM
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. Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Orange, Ca Member No.: 178 |
If you jack up th car really high on the side you are working on you can do it without too much mess at all. Try wrapping aluminum foil all over the exhaust to keep the oil off of them.
i haven't adjusted valves without draining the oil but i replaced a valve cover gasket with oil in ther engine and only lost a few ounces. Like root says, oil will gradually flow from the tank to the engine sump over time and can make a mess. I once pulled a return tube off with the car jacked up on that side. It dripped for a few minutes and then stopped. I watched it for about 10 minutes and decided it was cool. The next morning I had several quarts on the floor. bad deal. At least my concrete will never rust (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| anthony |
Oct 30 2004, 04:44 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
You could always drain the oil in to something ultra clean and then pour it back in.
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