N14 overhead set Tips and tricks

Got the job done, appreciate the help y’all. I had one of my locals giving me pointers too. I will try to upload the video eventually, it’s a pretty long one. Thanks

 

Yeah I think they got real tight this last year. I couldn’t get two loose at once. So what my local guys suggested me was to check the next cylinder in the firing sequence and check for one of those to be loose. And sure enough I was able to get started off that.

I already powered it on. It sounds pretty good. I showed the video to my local shop owner who’s a journey man mechanic and he said “it sounds like a N-14”

 

Ok so the numbers are in. I’m back from a 3400 mile trip and these are my mpg’s Per fill up.

7.2, 6.7, 7.7, 7.3, 6.9, 7.2 = 7.2 average

Which is up from my 6.3 average in the month prior to the overhead adjustment. My loads weighed 15k, 19k, 19k and 9k. So not heavy loads, but I did run 1-81, I-76, ran the back roads from Louisville to Muncie IN.

I wanted to wait to post the video until I got back. So here it is. The video is pretty good but to the seasoned mechanics watching me adjust the first valve might be painful because of me fumbling to get a technique down. But by the 3rd and 4th adjustment, I was developing a technique and got a better handle on what I was doing.

Jakes feel way more restrictive too. Thanks for the help y’all! See ya