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Pushrod valves adjustment - steel or aluminium?

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I did a service last weekend.
Changed to summer-tires, renewed oils and sparkplugs, and I also adjusted the valve clearances for the first time.
The operation went on without too much problems, and I found the heynes manual helpfull.

However....
Now I get the feeling that I have more "ticking" sound. Not sure if it's only my imagination.
The lack of the studded tires definently changes the overall sound experience, so It's hard to tell.

I did some searching, and it appears that the 1.3 felicia comes with two types of pushrods sets:
Either it's 4 steel and 4 aluminium, if so, the clearances should be 0.20 and 0.25.
Or it's 8 steel, in which case it should be 0.20mm all over.

I don't have any clue how to know if I have steel or aluminium though.

Weigh them! Alloy will be noticeably lighter......

Or use a magnet.

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Magnet was a good idea.

However, is there some way I could tell, without having to open the top up again?
Any specific years that were delivered with steel only?

The only Felicia engine having steel rods all around that I know of is 135 with carburettor, legacy from Favorit.

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I opened the top up, and tried with a magnet on the pushrods, and it does indeed look like it's steel rods, since the magnet appears to attract all of them in a simmilar manner.
I'll let the engine cool untill tomorrow morning and then re-adjust to 0.2mm and see if the sound improves.

If the magnet is reacting then they must be steel, it seems to be pot luck which pushrods you have to be honest

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I was wrong, the rods were aluminium, stupid me were fiddeling with the magnet to on the press-fitted steel parts on the upper part of the rod.
I did re-adjust all of the valves to 0.2 and 0.25 again.

 

Still hear that faint clicking sound though. >_<

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