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Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start #7124 02/22/2004 8:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 Portland, TX S SoTxBoTi Member
SoTxBoTi Member S Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 Portland, TX	Just out of curiosity, why did you think valve clearance was causing sooty plugs? I associate sooty plugs with a rich fuel/air mixture. If you think the valves are out of adjustment to the point that the engine won't start, then a compression check should verify this. Sounds like there is something else going on.

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Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/22/2004 3:36 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	46 Chev	02/22/2004 4:03 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/22/2004 5:32 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Pre '68 Dave	02/22/2004 7:59 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/22/2004 4:10 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tony M	02/22/2004 4:12 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/22/2004 4:41 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tony M	02/22/2004 4:53 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	SoTxBoTi	02/22/2004 8:47 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/22/2004 11:25 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tony M	02/22/2004 11:31 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/23/2004 12:28 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Brian Moore	02/23/2004 4:29 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	dukw45	02/23/2004 4:47 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	4ontheFloor	02/23/2004 10:12 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	cujo8	02/23/2004 2:29 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/23/2004 5:25 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	shoeless	02/23/2004 5:40 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/23/2004 6:46 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tony M	02/23/2004 6:52 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/23/2004 8:28 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	shoeless	02/23/2004 9:43 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Kimo	02/23/2004 10:27 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tony M	02/23/2004 10:38 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	MikeE	02/24/2004 2:24 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Kimo	02/24/2004 6:22 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Hotrod Lincoln	02/24/2004 6:24 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Oly	02/24/2004 7:33 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/24/2004 10:56 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Hotrod Lincoln	02/24/2004 11:10 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Kimo	02/24/2004 11:18 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Dusty	02/25/2004 12:24 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	02/25/2004 5:24 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	MikeE	02/27/2004 2:45 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Kimo	02/27/2004 8:42 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/01/2004 1:55 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/01/2004 11:05 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Hotrod Lincoln	03/01/2004 11:25 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/02/2004 12:23 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/02/2004 12:31 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	chiphead	03/02/2004 11:19 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Dusty	03/02/2004 11:34 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Hotrod Lincoln	03/02/2004 11:46 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/05/2004 4:20 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	chiphead	03/05/2004 5:15 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	shoeless	03/05/2004 5:40 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tony M	03/05/2004 5:47 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	chiphead	03/05/2004 6:24 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	shoeless	03/05/2004 6:45 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tony M	03/05/2004 8:12 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Hotrod Lincoln	03/06/2004 1:48 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	48bigtrucks	03/06/2004 3:52 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/06/2004 6:08 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	gusc	03/06/2004 6:36 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Oly	03/06/2004 8:27 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/06/2004 7:54 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Oly	03/06/2004 8:28 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/06/2004 9:51 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tony M	03/07/2004 2:45 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Hotrod Lincoln	03/07/2004 3:04 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	gusc	03/07/2004 6:35 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	gusc	03/07/2004 7:09 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/07/2004 6:20 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Oly	03/10/2004 7:29 PM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/11/2004 3:32 AM
Re: Adjusted Valves Now Won't Start	Tab	03/11/2004 3:38 AM

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