Do I need a valve adjustment?

Rocket Scientist said:

Good chance it's the low tension coil wires. Raise the tank. Two of the coil sets are bolted to the right hand frame rail. Keeping track of where they go, remove the small wires from each coil. Using needle nosed pliers pinch the ends for a tighter fit (see my crappy illustration). Some people also apply dielectric grease before pushing them back on. The third coil is in front right behind the steering neck. A little more trouble to get at. As for your valves they should be checked/set at the recommended factory intervals. You can't go by "noise" as some times the valve face wears quicker than the cam/follower so the valve becomes to tight and will begin to leak. They would have to be extremely out of adjustment before they would cause running issues.

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Mike said:

You still have an ETCH-A_SKETCH?

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Rocket Scientist said:

Good chance it's the low tension coil wires. Raise the tank. Two of the coil sets are bolted to the right hand frame rail. Keeping track of where they go, remove the small wires from each coil. Using needle nosed pliers pinch the ends for a tighter fit (see my crappy illustration). Some people also apply dielectric grease before pushing them back on. The third coil is in front right behind the steering neck. A little more trouble to get at. As for your valves they should be checked/set at the recommended factory intervals. You can't go by "noise" as some times the valve face wears quicker than the cam/follower so the valve becomes to tight and will begin to leak. They would have to be extremely out of adjustment before they would cause running issues.

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slidderhd said:

I don't know how you did it. How did anyone figure this out. It actually worked. I had to push it on with a flat screw driver because it kept popping out of the plastic connector. But, hot dog, it worked. I love this forum.

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