valve adjustment

[MDTyree]

How hard is it? Can I do this myself, being a backyard mechanic, or should I take it somewhere?



04 ram 2500 quadcab 4x4 auto 305/555, banks six-gun with speedloader, s&b cold air intake, 4" turbo back exhaust, airdog 100.

 

[BHolm]

Quite simple really, no special tools needed. You do need to mark the balancer and be able to turn the engine over but I did it with a 1/2 socket driver no problem. Probably wont take you more than an hour start to finish.

 

[MDTyree]

Yeah, I appreciate that, my truck has got 115,000 miles on it and I don't think it has been done before I owned it. It just seems a little louder then some other 04's I've been around. It can't hurt to do it.

 

[BHolm]

Mine had about 75k on it and honestly, even though many of the valves were out of spec, I didn't really notice any difference in the way it sounded or ran. The good news is, it is easy, and I KNOW they are right now. I think there is a lot more injector noise than valvetrain noise under the hood. Can't wait until I can afford to redo those puppies.

 

[MDTyree]

Me to, I would like to put a set of 50hp injector nozzles from DDP in my truck.