hello and can i have come advice please and i am new to my comet workings and the club as a matter of fact. ille do my best to keep it short. i want to change my valve lifter cable on my comet as the aduster is pretty much at the top. in reference to the harpers handbook...when i take off the slotted cable abutment and try to pull back the sleeve to get to the cable nipple,the sleeve acts to be spring loaded as it catapults back innward toward the timing chest, does the timing side have to come off is there more to it?
also when the lifter is releasing compression on cold.....on a hot start does the adjustment shift because of engine expansion as the lifter does not work untill i tighten the cable a little further hence now i am at the top of the adjuster?. the lifter lever looks the goldie type and not the vinnie. am i getting the leveridge? is it possible to over adjust and burn it out? any education will be greatly appreciated i have consulted the know thy beast and the richardson book they are advanced for me all i have is the harpers... best regards karl
also when the lifter is releasing compression on cold.....on a hot start does the adjustment shift because of engine expansion as the lifter does not work untill i tighten the cable a little further hence now i am at the top of the adjuster?. the lifter lever looks the goldie type and not the vinnie. am i getting the leveridge? is it possible to over adjust and burn it out? any education will be greatly appreciated i have consulted the know thy beast and the richardson book they are advanced for me all i have is the harpers... best regards karl