Why's Muir hardcore abt not raising car for valve adjstmnts?

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Why's Muir hardcore abt not raising car for valve adjstmnts?

Post by whc03grady » Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:45 am

Or, replacing all the letters and words removed to make it fit in the subject line:
Why is Muir hardcore about not raising the car for valve adjustments?
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Post by dtrumbo » Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:05 pm

Because it's not necessary and exposes you to unneeded danger by having the car in the air instead of firmly on the ground?
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Post by Bleyseng » Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:49 pm

If you don't drain the oil it comes out of the heads onto you as you adjust the valves if the car is jacked up, better be on good stands too.
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Post by hambone » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:22 am

I have never jacked up a VW to adjust valves, doesn't seem necessary.
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Re: Why's Muir hardcore abt not raising car for valve adjstm

Post by whc03grady » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:58 pm

hambone wrote:I have never jacked up a VW to adjust valves, doesn't seem necessary.
I never have either. Mostly I was curious why St. John the Muir was so adamant that I not.
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Post by SlowLane » Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:48 pm

whc03grady wrote:Mostly I was curious why St. John the Muir was so adamant that I not.
Haven't read my Idiot Book in decades, and it's currently out of reach in storage. What adamantine phrasing did St. Muir employ to discourage the jack-happy?
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Post by JLT » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:21 pm

dtrumbo wrote:Because it's not necessary and exposes you to unneeded danger by having the car in the air instead of firmly on the ground?
That's my take on it, too. If you don't need to do it, you need to not do it.
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