Valve Adjustment Questions

[wizard]

Randy, I agree with you, it won't tell you the whole story, but it will let you know if they are running to tight. From reading the other posts on the Venture, it seems that the valves will tighten up, not get looser. On my Triumph, with the shim over cup, my valves got looser, but I have only had to adjust them once in 50,000 miles. I just looked for a guide to adjustments on this website, but am unable to locate anything, other than to pay $200.00 to have a dealer check them, which I would never do. And I really do not think the motor needs to be pulled to replace the shims.