shims dealership only?

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:58 am

looking for some 4afe bucket shims. anyone know where to find them besides the dealer? i'm looking for 5 thousands oversized.

Post by **dr.occa** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:48 pm

??? maybe o'reilly. Sealed Power I believe (aka Federal Mogul). I think they call them Valve Seats (don't ask me, i know what we usually mean when we say Valve Seat). Sealed Power also makes buckets as well.

Post by **nt66** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:04 pm

I use motor cycle shims in my 4ag I'll find out the brand and all that later I think they are Kawasaki but they are the same type and size

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:06 am

thanks guys!

its for a "fe" motor and i think the buckets are a different diameter than the "ge"

i saw the federal mogul buckets on the autozone website but i didnt see the shims. but now that you say something about the seat. i remember seeing them on the autozone website and i was like "what?!" i didnt know they sold valve seats at autozone.

Post by **nt66** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:46 pm

mooreofit wrote:thanks guys!

its for a "fe" motor and i think the buckets are a different diameter than the "ge"

i saw the federal mogul buckets on the autozone website but i didnt see the shims. but now that you say something about the seat. i remember seeing them on the autozone website and i was like "what?!" i didnt know they sold valve seats at autozone.

look into motorcycles they use shim and bucket on everything

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:08 pm

well i got the lash in spec but the noise is still there...

it really doesnt sound like its in the bottom end. it sounds like its with cam speed not crank speed. i' know what a rod bearing sounds like but i dont know what ecsessive wristpin clearance sounds like.

i lost my job friday and i'm a little depressed i cant figure this out. i need a car to go looking for a job.

joel26 · Post by **joel26** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:03 pm

bummer man... well good luck on ur car and finding a job...

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:37 pm

thanks bro. i have a lead at carmax down by nst. neighbor is a tech there and he says im a shoe in for the job. although i'm doubting my skills with the inabiltiy to figure this out......

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:54 am

well the problem was i had an exhaust bucket on the intake and vise versa.

the ticking is still there. i wonder if i may have mushroomed a valve tip or weakend a spring?

intake spec .006-.010 "

exhaust spec .010-.014 "

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:24 pm

can i get someone to stop by for a second opinion. i know its not a rod knock.

i just dont know if its a wristpin knock or valvetrain.

ga_goosh · Post by **ga_goosh** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:16 pm

nt66 wrote:I use motor cycle shims in my 4ag I'll find out the brand and all that later I think they are Kawasaki but they are the same type and size

i was about to suggest that lol

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:25 pm

sorry but the valve train is now in spec. i just had an intake bucket on the exhaust and vise versa. i wonder what damage it caused.

Post by **dr.occa** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:03 am

pm sent alan/mike.

Post by **nt66** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:59 pm

mooreofit wrote:sorry but the valve train is now in spec. i just had an intake bucket on the exhaust and vise versa. i wonder what damage it caused.

should cause no damage at all especially if it was only run for a little while. All it will do is make the engine perform worse

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:10 pm

thanks will i appreciate it!

i think i weakend a valve spring somehow. jonas concured it was also valvetrain noise. it turns out i have only .003 clearance on my intake buckets(witch are stock) also witch could be making the noise i guess.

spec on the tight side is .006 on the intake.

so in the next couple days ill snag a good one from the junkyard. and hope it fixes it.