[Vwdiesel] A Question About Terminology and Procedure Order

[Bryan K. Walton]

On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 03:16:56PM -0400, Val Christian wrote:
> > 2. Should valve timing be checked/adjusted before doing a valve
> > adjustment?  How about before checking/adjusting IP timing?  (In other
> > words, could the valve timing being out of spec affect valve
> > clearances and/or IP timing?)
> 
> 	Yes, if you think it might be off.  All timing is interrelated.
> 	But if you have an older non-hydraulic cylinder head, you can 
> 	set the lash without the timing being set properly.  Similarily,
> 	even though it may not make sense, you can set the timing, 
> 	even though the shims for the valve adjustment may be off.
> 
> 	While you have the valve cover off, do whatever you need to.

Thanks Val, I'm going to do just that.  I know for a fact that my
valve timing is off.  So I'm going to set my valve timing, then reset
my pump timing, and then measure my valve clearances and adjust if
necessary.

Thanks!
Bryan