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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 620 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 620 | My favorite 54-3100 has been restored the second time however; Years ago at about 20.000 miles I adjusted the valves. It has 32,000 miles on it now. For such a simple machine it idle's rough but smooths out at 1,000 rpm. I have a good friend that has forgotten more than I will ever know about antique autos and trucks who is working on it. I had the wrong rotor button in it (from an International 6 cyl) Napa sold me the wrong one. Coil, points ,plugs and condenser are new. It now starts and runs. About 21 years ago I adjusted the valves (I think 16 and12), but I realized the other day while flat on my back that it has solid lifters. Have I ruined anything? Doc
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | As long as there's some valve clearance, you're goimg to be in pretty good shape even if it's not right on spec. As the valves and seats wear, the clearance decreases, so it wouldn't hurt to start adjusting those valves a little more frequently. We used to do a valve adjustment as part of a tuneup- - - -twice a year or every 10K miles, whichever came first.
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