PNW Chit Chat thread

[HarukoE30]

I believe the previous owner hacked the hell out of the harness & I think I'll just sell this stock unit, and pay Luke to do a real install. No music in the car for up to 6 months blows.

[5Toes]

Yeah. I would have to say that my new stereo is bar none the best thing I have done to my car. Only cost me $115 too

[HarukoE30]

Yeah. I would have to say that my new stereo is bar none the best thing I have done to my car. Only cost me $115 too

I made a thread in the Audio - section. Maybe someone can chime in on where to hook things up, but I know the PO ran an amp / sub system so I expect this to be a total lost.

[e30austin]

Jay, bring your shit to the BBQ. I will help you install it there.

[Keith M]

I'm in the same boat. The stereo started to work intermittently, then died altogether. I pulled it to find a complete cluster fuck of wires. Need to make a run up to Chehalis and have Luke fix it.

[HarukoE30]

I'm in the same boat. The stereo started to work intermittently, then died altogether. I pulled it to find a complete cluster fuck of wires. Need to make a run up to Chehalis and have Luke fix it.

Think I can crash your house Friday? Teach me to do the Valve Adjustment? This Youtube video has me worried when turning the valves each time.



Edit: Cam Lobes are what freak me out :(

[5Toes]

The valves aren't bad. just take your time and you will be fine. The hard part is keeping it at the right position while you tighten the nut in the rocker

[HarukoE30]

The valves aren't bad. just take your time and you will be fine. The hard part is keeping it at the right position while you tighten the nut in the rocker

It's turning 120 degrees that freaks me out toes. You get that wrong and can seriously mess things up.

[5Toes]

Is this on a m20? Its simple really once you loosen the nut up and figure out how it works. If you understand the basics the rest is simple

[Eta power]

Haruko, you really don't need to be that precise. Just make sure that, for whatever rocker you're working on, that the cam lobe is pointing down.

[5Toes]

I do mine, and I just make sure the round part of the camshaft is touching the rocker.

Theres like 240 degrees of "flat" cam, the rest is the lobe.

[HarukoE30]

Is this on a m20? Its simple really once you loosen the nut up and figure out how it works. If you understand the basics the rest is simple

Yup my M20, I will suck it up and give it a try on Wednesday. It needs to be done, just don't want to R3v this new baby.

Haruko, you really don't need to be that precise. Just make sure that, for whatever rocker you're working on, that the cam lobe is pointing down.

I really need to take a look and spot exactly what the cam lobe looks like so I know. This is my first time taking off the valve cover.

Jay, bring your shit to the BBQ. I will help you install it there.

OMG really? :shock:

[5Toes]

Haruko, dotn worry you will do it fine. My first time John Parker showed me how to do two and I did the rest.

When you take the VC off it will all make sense. The cam rotates and the lobes push the rocker up.

YOu are adjusting the pace between the rocker's eccentric and and the valve itself. I did mine to .008 last time and it quieted them up quite a bit. Some guys on bimmerforums, and hear run them tighter for 10's of thousands of miles and they are fine. Actually Jlevie runs his tighter than the Bentley spec on his SpecE30 car... and he knows what he is doing.

It should take you 30 minutes. Just blip the starter when you need to rotate the cam to do another valve.

I recommend making a little paper chart with intake and exhaust valve for each cylinder. I used a piece of plain paper and wrote 1-6 with 2 circles under each number and checked them off as I went

[e30austin]

OMG really? :shock:

Yes sir. It's really not that intimidating once you've done it a few times. I did Rick's and his harness was FUCKED. I'm sure we can figure yours out.

[Keith M]

You did a motor and five speed swap so you'll be fine. There is a sequence in the Bentley that you can follow.