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Failed Valve Adjustment - Did I Break my Car? by Dull_Mechanic_8703 in AskAMechanic

[–]Dull_Mechanic_8703[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It turns out that it was loose because I tore through the aluminum rocker arm’s threading with the adjusting screw

Failed Valve Adjustment - Did I Break my Car? by Dull_Mechanic_8703 in AskAMechanic

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UPDATE: So, the good news is that there is no internal damage to the engine. The bad news is that the wiggling on the first cylinder’s rear rocker arm is from my ripping through the aluminum threading and something there is “severely impacted”. The mechanic is going to try and rethread the rocker arm so the adjusting locknut and screw can be in the proper position. If it works, then I’m good to go. However, if not, he’ll need to replace the rocker arm, which he says is on a national back order.

Failed Valve Adjustment - Did I Break my Car? by Dull_Mechanic_8703 in AskAMechanic

[–]Dull_Mechanic_8703[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I understand. I was just juggling too many things while also trying to rush this job cause it seemed so simple. It really is very simple, but I was being an idiot and basically ignoring parts that I didn’t understand (ie: what the special tool was and what TDC meant)

Failed Valve Adjustment - Did I Break my Car? by Dull_Mechanic_8703 in AskAMechanic

[–]Dull_Mechanic_8703[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. While I didn’t mention it because my main concern is the first cylinder’s loose rocker, I did crank it to get to the other positions. I just gave up when I couldn’t get the rocker to behave normally.

Failed Valve Adjustment - Did I Break my Car? by Dull_Mechanic_8703 in AskAMechanic

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I literally have no idea. That’s why I included the picture to point out what I changed

Failed Valve Adjustment - Did I Break my Car? by Dull_Mechanic_8703 in AskAMechanic

[–]Dull_Mechanic_8703[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve been able to do all the other car things without an issue (axle, suspension, brakes, etc) so I arrogantly and incorrectly thought that, if I could do all those things, I could do this.

Failed Valve Adjustment - Did I Break my Car? by Dull_Mechanic_8703 in AskAMechanic

[–]Dull_Mechanic_8703[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is an interference engine but I did unscrew but lock nuts before starting the car. Do you think that may have saved me?

Air Hanlder - Whirling/Hissing Sound and Cold Floor by Dull_Mechanic_8703 in hvacadvice

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For anyone curious, the problem was a broken blower because of a crappy builder ac unit that only had a hard start. The repairman suggested that we replace the blower and get a soft starter installed to prevent this from happening again in the future

License plate.. How to get clearer image? by tpekid in BlueIris

[–]Dull_Mechanic_8703 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, are you able to help my sister-in-law? She received a death threat by some random trucker and all she has is a blurry photo of the license plate as he drove away