Talk about poor quality control.....

[irocbsa]

I noticed a really loud tap coming from the NEW engine in the RS yesterday. I pulled the valve covers off and two of the rocker arm nuts had backed off so far that you could pick up the rocker about 1 cm. Four others were loose. One of my co-workers and I spent our lunch hour adjusting all the valves again. You'd think that something from GM wouldn't do this after less than 1,000 miles. BTW, thanks for the tip Bernard.

[HezelRacing]

ssshhh!! you dont want any ford guys reading this!! ;)

[WS6 VERT]

Not to sound stupid, but did the engine come with instructions? I know some engine manufacturers tell you that you HAVE to go through and re-adjust the valves. All the GM engines I have installed had non-adjustable rockers, so I wouldn't know :confused:

[Jaysz28]

I think the operator headspace was out of adjustment....

or was it the loose nut behind the wheel?

or the connection between the steering wheel and the seat?

I can't remember....

[irocbsa]

Hey Jay, suck it Yankee!!! :D

I read through all the stuff that came with the engine and it said nothing about adjusting valves. I'm chocking it up to my bad luck.

[Jaysz28]

Originally posted by irocbsa:
Hey Jay, suck it Yankee!!! :D sad thing is that I am from Fort Myers, Fl and am moving to Tampa next May... for good!

but whatever makes you feel better about yourself

[RobP]

You got paperwork with your engine? My ZZ4 came in nice plastic, inside a wooden crate. That was it. Not so much as a thanks for buying, or even a cool GM Performance Parts sticker. I had to buy that later.

[Rumblin91]

My ZZ4 came in the crate with a parts catalog, an engine spec sheet, and instructions on setting valve lash along with the warranty information.

[irocbsa]

but whatever makes you feel better about yourselfgraemlins/lol.gif

I got warranty info and engine installation instructions. No cool spec sheet though. :(

[ May 23, 2002, 19:09: Message edited by: irocbsa ]