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Setting Valves!!!!

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Hey,I'm thinking I need to set my valves on my truck sometime soon, but I have a few questions.1. Are the valves set hot or cold???2. Does the valve cover gasket have to be replaced??? Or is it reusable?? It cost $133 from O'Reilly's!!3. Do you just set the engine to TDC on any cylinder or does it have to be #1?? Then you just rotate 180 to BDC... that's right??I've set a lot of valves on VWs, but they are different as you turn the engine to every cylinder!Thanks,Winslow

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Michael should have a section on that under maintanence!

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Hey,Thanks!!! I got the valves done and truck seems to be a little bit quieter!!!! I wasn't that hard at all!!!Thanks,Winslow

Yep,Michael will help us keep our trucks running young. Gotta' love it!Dave

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bring it up top do half..roll 180 degrees..do the other half...set them at 8 and 17:thumbup2:

Hey, I'm thinking I need to set my valves on my truck sometime soon, but I have a few questions. 1. Are the valves set hot or cold??? 2. Does the valve cover gasket have to be replaced??? Or is it reusable?? It cost $133 from O'Reilly's!! 3. Do you just set the engine to TDC on any cylinder or does it have to be #1?? Then you just rotate 180 to BDC... that's right?? I've set a lot of valves on VWs, but they are different as you turn the engine to every cylinder! Thanks, Winslow

I adjusted the valves at 170K miles and reused the valve cover gasket. But ahead of time I ordered a gasket from Geno's for just in case for a third of the price that the local auto parts wanted.
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Thankful that valve adjustments only have to be done every 100K miles basically so everytime I change transmission fluid I do a valve adjustment. :wink:

Should i be concerned-when i checked mint at 170k which was about a month or so ago, they were in spec, they didnt need adjusting. Should the valves been a lil loose with that many miles, or am i over concerned about nothing.

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Welcome To Mopar1973Man.Com LLC

We are privately owned, with access to a professional Diesel Mechanic, who can provide additional support for Dodge Ram Cummins Diesel vehicles. Many detailed information is FREE and available to read. However, in order to interact directly with our Diesel Mechanic, Michael, by phone, via zoom, or as the web-based option, Subscription Plans are offered that will enable these and other features.  Go to the Subscription Page and Select a desired plan. At any time you wish to cancel the Subscription, click Subscription Page, select the 'Cancel' button, and it will be canceled. For your convenience, all subscriptions are on auto-renewal.