Should I attempt a valve job?
 

There is nothing more frustrating than paying for somehting I could probably do my self. However, with many of the tasks depicted in my shop manual, they are much more difficult than they appear. When it comes to valve adjustments, I was hoping some of you more experienced sudo mechanics could help me out by explaining your experience with adjusting valves.

Why don't you start by just checking them. If you can accomplish that (and calculate the proper shims if needed) you can take the next step and replace them.

Re: Should I attempt a valve job?
 

yep check them ;-) Not so difficult, no risks.

It is a fairly simple mechanical process to adjust the valves. But then again, there is an old saying that nothing is so simple it can't be screwed up (by a sudo mechanic). 8)

Checking them is really easy for a sudo mechanic and should be done first, as jschmidt says. You very likely won't need an adjustment.

A valve job is another story and generally refers to cutting new valve seats. That's a job for more experienced sudo mechanics. :P