VW Valve Adjustment

ohhhhhh noooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! you got it wrong... someone is gonna blow something quick... remove this video....

I feel sorry for this engine . If the valves
were adjusted this way the heads no
longer existe .  John is totally wrong on
this one . That is sad .

I always thought each cylinder had it's own TDC I didn't know you could do them all with the crank in the same position hahahahahaha wait a minute got to catch my breath hahahahahaha.

Y did he check # 4 at TDC? I have never seen it done that way.This guy should read a Bentley. This video should be removed. BAD INFO...

see the all the v8 engines in the background? thats why. oh, and the "#1 exhaust valve" was actually number two....

x2 - REMOVE THIS VIDEO - before anybody ruins their engines!

John, no doubt you know how to adjust valves, but your procedure is unclear. One, when going to TDC the rotor must be pointing at the #1 on the distrib. If not, have to crank another 360. Then set the clearance to .006 for cylinder #1. Then crank clockwise 180 of a turn & do the two for cylinder #4, go another 180 & do #3, another 180 & finish up with cylinder #2. To clear up something, adjusting to .004" WILL NOT burn valves. Spec is .006, but some 1971 engines are .008" (longer studs only).

stontiumdog, I have a 71 Super Beetle and it is pretty much a Radio Flyer wagon with an engine and bigger wheels. Nothing unique about them at all.

If that's what you think, fine. But if you adjust your valves this way, you'll overheat the engine. I've worked on these things for over twenty years, trust me, you can't treat them like their water-cooled cousins.