Adjusting Valves on gasser R6602....you da' man!!!!!!

[Towman2277]

Let me tell you something fellow MV lovers.....if you wanna find out if your a real man, I mean a REAL MAN!! Try adjusting the valves on a gasser 6602 per the manual. Good luck fellas!!!!!!! I tried today, and reading it I was thinking "yeah, this will be easy!" Sure !! I did the preliminary warmup, shut her down, and pulled the valve covers. Simple enough. Then fired my ole' gal back up, and went to adjust them, while running, per the manual "the right way"........first you learn that you will NEVER be able to hold the screwdriver on the adjustment arm!!!!! Even at 450 rpms, it ain't happening fellas!! So, after almost smashing my fingers three times, I shut her down, and slowly bumped the motor around and adjusted as the valves were fully closed. Worked great!!

 

[RF202]

RE: Adjusting Valves on gasser R6602....you da

Steve,
There is an art to "riding" the adjustment screw, and also they use to make a screwdriver, if you could call it that, which had a wide blade, probably about 5/8" wide which made it a lot easier. Daily experience also helps a lot. I doubt you could even find one of these even through Snapon or other tool manufacturers, as this type of valve adjustment went out of style a long time ago. I adjusted mine (R6602) a couple of years ago and it brought back a lot of memories. Still not my favorite maintenance operation !! lol