Adjustment Period

8:10- After the class in Powertrain and Chassis, we went outside the school for the usual cigarette break. Josh, Regie and I decided to finally push through with our plan of adjusting the tappets of my car. This is to finally put an end to the annoying knocking sound in the 1,500 up to 3,500 RPM.

8:15- The three of us plus Fred, the funny guy who works in Chevrolet, decided to help along with us. We started getting the necessary tools from our won car's trunks.

8:20- My girlfriend arrives in the school's garage with snacks and drinks in tow. I'm so fortunate to such have a really pretty, hot, ever supportive and thoughtful girlfriend.

8:25- We started working with the tappets adjustment. Our professor dropped by to check us out.

9:30- We are working on the last set. The second cylinder. Because we decided to adjust the tappets according to the firing order. As in any other 4 cylinder cars, the firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. Unfortunately, Fred mistakenly adjusted the adjacent screw, the third, and not the second. So after working on the last, We decided to start the car. My girlfriend was so excited. But to everybody's dismay, the engine bay sounded like there's someone using the typewriter underneath the hood.

9:32- Yosi break again.

9:35- We started working on it again. This time deciding to align top dead center using two full cycles only. We all forgot the pairs the can be worked on during the first rotation. My good buddy Regie wasted no time in calling up none other than Bong of H3- a very popular tuning shop located in Antipolo. He said over the phone that on the first rotation, intakes 1 & 2 and exhausts 1 & 3 can be adjusted. The remaining tappets intakes 4 &3 and exhausts 4 & 2 can be adjusted after the second rotation.

9:40- My girlfriend tried to sleep at the backseat of my car.

10:00- She woke up because she can't stand the mosquitoes feasting on her blood.
10: 30- We finished adjusting the tappets and placed back the valve cover. I started the car and alas! The car purred like a contented cat. My girlfriend got so excited that she forgot she's grumpy.

10:40- We all left the school tired but nonetheless satisfied. The blood (thanks to the ginormous mosquitoes) , sweat and tears (well, almost) because of the costly mistake made by Fred were all forgotten and made it all worthwhile.

Josh said he'll bring his timing light tomorrow to complete the tuning.