I am going to work on the valves and as you say Jim..from the manual and in the right order. I have checked with a vacuum gauge and that seemed fien to me. I followed the instructions that came with the gauge.


Moe,
What do you mean "wipe the old cam"? I do dnot flush this but did remove all the covers (valve, side, pan) and cleaned out all the sludge in the pan. I am using modern detergent oil.

Should I use non detergent oil?

I do get a lot of puffing. When I have some time I will do the valve adjustment and see what gives.

Thanks
Rich

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