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    valve adjustment gone wrong? (VIDEO)

    alright i just did a valve adjustment (engine just hit ~25k-30k), first time ive ever done one, and in general i dont like taking of the valve cover cause i always screw something up whether its just over tightening one of the retaining nuts and stripping the threads in the head or something else. so i did it the first time yesterday having only read the bentley and i started it and it was running strange, to me it seemed like a cylinder wasnt firing, so i checked the ignition system up to the plugs (i used a spare plug to check for spark on each cylinder) and all was fine. so today i went at it again after reading the pelican article as well as a large number of search results from r3v, i came to the conclusion that i had adjusted the valves too tight. so after getting it to where the feeler gauge was able to move around fairly easily with a bit of friction from both the eccentric and the valve i buttoned everything up again. started it up and same problem.

    the video is being a pain in the ass
    on the video (ive only watched it on my phone, for some reason the audio didnt play on my computer) it sounds alot like a diesel not so much with valve tick but more in the way the engine revs. i still think it isnt running on all cylinders, i may have put the spark plug wires back on wrong, my magnecors arent numbered, is there a test i can do without having to take the case back apart?
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    Originally posted by TimKninja
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    probably just a coincidence - I'd check to make sure you have the plug wires on right.
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      video, it doesn't sound like an m20, i definitely need to check the wires.
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      Originally posted by TimKninja
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        #4
        sounds like a tractor! hope you get it worked out!
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          #5
          wire 4 and 6 were switched
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          Originally posted by TimKninja
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            #6
            haha, it's always the stupidest thing. I changed my plugs yesterday and accidentally dropped one and thought nothing of it. I put them in started it up and one of the cylinders wasn't firing, when I dropped the plug it closed the gap..

            FML.
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              Originally posted by SamE30e View Post
              haha, it's always the stupidest thing. I changed my plugs yesterday and accidentally dropped one and thought nothing of it. I put them in started it up and one of the cylinders wasn't firing, when I dropped the plug it closed the gap..

              FML.
              -Happens all the time! The tip of a sparky plug is like cat's feet
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                #8
                i did manage to destroy a radiator today, theres always one major screw up, i left my breaker on the crank shaft and went for the starter, it wasnt a fun thing, broke the plastic where the top hose connects clean off, luckily i have a usable spare radiator, its just a bit curved
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                Originally posted by TimKninja
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                  Originally posted by NC325iC View Post
                  i did manage to destroy a radiator today, theres always one major screw up, i left my breaker on the crank shaft and went for the starter, it wasnt a fun thing, broke the plastic where the top hose connects clean off, luckily i have a usable spare radiator, its just a bit curved
                  I've done that way too many times. fortunately I've never broken anything.

                  I've also done the switching wire things - I think I switched 1 and 6, so it wouldn't even start though. that took a while to figure out..
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