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Old May 11, 2002 | 06:07 PM
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I just wanted to know if u had to adjust the valves on the mojave?I have had mine for about 2 years and have never tuched them!But now it is smoking so is it time to adjust or what??is it hade to do??Thanks
 
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Old May 11, 2002 | 07:11 PM
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The smoking probably has nothing to do with the valves. The reasons for adjusting the valves are this, if they are too loose they may cause a 'slap' or rattle to develop and won't open as much as allowed/designed-leading to decreased performance. If the are too tight they may not close all the way-that can cause burning of the valves, backfiring, low/poor compression, and decreased overall performance. On some motors a happy medium is reached where the valve seats wear at about the same rate as the valve train components wear allowing for long intervals between needed adjustments.
 
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