windhund116

Glad you found that missing nut. That had to be a BIG relief. Adjuster screw isn't stretched or anything that may make it hard to torque the thing down properly?

Soviet

Nope.

Just got everything put back together and started up the car. Sounds great! Thanks for all your help guys.

bgoetz

Oh dang, you are lucky!! That is my greatest fear after a VA, I have a process of adjust, torque to spec, recheck, but I am always fearful of forgetting to torque one of those buggers down.

Although, I am not sure that they could actually make it out of the head, I always thought they would be too big to get through the channels?

sillyboybmxer

^ this. Or breaking the damn thing off

Reckon

Phew!!!

jkelley

This may be a silly question... but with that adjusting nut off during some "hard driving" wouldn't the valve have been extremely loose? Could that have caused some damage elsewhere?

bgoetz

That nut just locks the adjustment, it is just a jam nut. So, yeah the valve would have the ability to loosen or tighten for that matter, but wouldn't necessarily go to the extreame of one or the other.

Slowcrash_101

Oh it goes to an extreme. Extremely tight means burned valves if you idle the car a lot, ie street drive it. Extremely loose, a horrible racket and if you're hitting it, you can potentially mushroom the valve stems tips. Not to mention the valve won't open all the way causing reduced performance.

Soviet

Historically they have made it out of the head. There was another thread where it was sitting in another guys oil pan.