Is it just me?

[DreKat]

I am finding that I am getting better fuel millege now that I adjusted my valves. Does this happen or am I sniffing to many gas fumes?

[Kat-A-Tonic]

Well, it's possible that both may be true.

[The CyberPoet]

I could see a performance increase (partially the valves, but more-over, the carb sync afterwards), but noticably better fuel mileage strictly from a change of valve clearances is usually doubious unless the valves were way off.
On the other hand, the performance increase might be keeping your throttle hand a bit more relaxed on the throttle (to get the same performance), which might translate into better mileage.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[onthedot]

My mileage didn't change much after my first service that included valve adjustments, but it certainly ran smoother. Before it sputtered something terrible.