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Originally Posted by Mercury
so just to get this right... When the rocker arm is not touching the valve - the valve is open? That does not make sense to me
ill have to get a book 
kenny |
I have an old 72 VW Bug. My mechanic, named Kenny, is a VW mechanic for 25 years, and those are his specialty. Not as many around anymore. BUT!! they are Aircooled and they do Require Valve Adjustments fairly often. I've heard him talk about Valve adjustments quite often, since I hang around there a lot.
My point is and I'm not an expert on Valves either, but he is always looking for Tight Valves when someone brings an Old VW in for a tune up or engine problems. He is never looking for a loose one, always a tight one that he needs to loosen up. He says there should be some noise in the Valve train, when it gets quiet, you should start to worry. Means they are getting tight and need adjustment. It just seems backwards to us unknowing types, but I guess that is the way it works.
So he seems to agree with Dr. House...
