Tips for Honda valve adjustments:
They all must be adjusted exactly to spec or it will sound uneven or like a diesel.
I do one cylinder at a time, with patience.
If the valve is properly adjusted, the proper size feeler should feel like a business card being slid into the pages of a closed phone book. The next larger feeler, .001" thicker, SHOULD NOT FIT. If it fits, it will make extra noise.
I make small adjustments, 1/8 or 1/16 turn at a time, then snug the nut before testing with the feeler. This will save a lot of frustration over trying to set the gap perfectly with the feeler in place. Also, snugging the nut before measuring eliminates the tiny bit that the lash tightens when the nut is tightened.
I check my work, twice, yes twice, that's four revolutions of the engine, cylinder by cylinder using the go/no-go technique. The fist two revolutions I might make small adjustments if necessary, the final two revolutions is just to check again.
The nuts don't need to be very tight, you'll thank yourself next time for not over tightening them. A three fingered snug with a box end wrench should do it.
They all must be adjusted exactly to spec or it will sound uneven or like a diesel.
I do one cylinder at a time, with patience.
If the valve is properly adjusted, the proper size feeler should feel like a business card being slid into the pages of a closed phone book. The next larger feeler, .001" thicker, SHOULD NOT FIT. If it fits, it will make extra noise.
I make small adjustments, 1/8 or 1/16 turn at a time, then snug the nut before testing with the feeler. This will save a lot of frustration over trying to set the gap perfectly with the feeler in place. Also, snugging the nut before measuring eliminates the tiny bit that the lash tightens when the nut is tightened.
I check my work, twice, yes twice, that's four revolutions of the engine, cylinder by cylinder using the go/no-go technique. The fist two revolutions I might make small adjustments if necessary, the final two revolutions is just to check again.
The nuts don't need to be very tight, you'll thank yourself next time for not over tightening them. A three fingered snug with a box end wrench should do it.