Valve to Piston clearance
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From: Phila., PA
Re: Valve to Piston clearance
I do my checking like AdioSS posted about. Beats the heck out of clay, ripping the head on and off, etc.
If you don't have access to a dial indicator you can just get a .100" flat shim and attempt to shove it between the rocker arm tip and valve tip at several points from 10* BTDC and 10* ATDC during the overlap in a manner that is otherwise exactly the same as AdioSS describes. If you can shove it in there, you've got more than .100" clearance. If you can't, you don't.
If you don't have access to a dial indicator you can just get a .100" flat shim and attempt to shove it between the rocker arm tip and valve tip at several points from 10* BTDC and 10* ATDC during the overlap in a manner that is otherwise exactly the same as AdioSS describes. If you can shove it in there, you've got more than .100" clearance. If you can't, you don't.
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Re: Valve to Piston clearance
Originally Posted by Hot Rod Hawk
sump'n like this Ellis http://www.iskycams.com/votc.php
Hows it been swing'n ?
Hows it been swing'n ?
Hey Hawk your new Avatar is the logo for my buddies engine shop in Pa!
How odd is that?
Bret
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