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Originally Posted by Kostamojen
Well once the shims are in there and correct, they don't ever need to be touched again. Most of that work would be done with the engine out of the car during whatever work you were doing to the heads.
I'm not sure about the valve cover gaskets with this motor and accessibility, but once they are off you should be able to access the valvetrain without removing the motor. But I never saw any sort of valve adjustments ever done on the newer motors unless it was a major head job of some kind, some sort of large scale rebuild like a headgasket job or blown shortblock.
FYI, removing the motor entirely isn't that difficult of a job.
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I'm sorry, but one of us is deeply confused.
Valves are a wear item. They have to be adjusted. Not only that, but a shim-type adjustment usually requires removal of the cams. And, of course, you need a shim set or access to one. In other words, it's a big job. Rocker arms with screw-type adjustment are another story.
It will be interesting to see what type of valves are on the production FT-86.