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knightley
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 Re: Setting Valve Clearances So no less than 90mm is what we look for?
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ken
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances That's to the wrong side of the straightedge. Will take another photograph tomorrow, I reckon that 'around' 54mm is OK. But, if anyone's got a new rocker cover, that would be much better to work from. ken knightley wrote: So no less than 90mm is what we look for?
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knightley
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances Oh yes. How silly of me. Should have looked at the picture for longer and got my brain in gear. 
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Rhythm Thief
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances 2CViking wrote: Nice one. Valve clearance 0.20 not 0.25  I knew someione would pick me up on that ... as it happens, I set all four valves to 0.20mm, and always have, and I've never had a problem. But I know that conventional wisdom has it that exhaust valves are set slightly wider to avoid burning them.
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Rhythm Thief
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances Russell wrote: I don't think that's a dyane engine. My money is on it being a D*lly engine. I suspect plum and custard. I might be wrong though.
Thanks for the guide, I'll sticky it. And upset everybody by announcing that I did mine by eye last time, and I don't even care if you tut! It's the Ami engine, complete with misleading Dyane cowling. And if these were the valves you set by eye, they were bang on. 
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Rhythm Thief
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances ken wrote: RT, very nice work. A couple of comments... You didn't make any mention of checking the torque on the cylinder head nuts before setting the valves, which might be useful if this is to be a standalone 'how to' item.Maybe a bit about checking (and 'adjusting') the amount of dishing on the rocker covers, especially if they've got bite marks from the rockers clouting them. (Tried taking a photograph this evening, showing to how check if a cover has been squashed out of shape, but the focus wasn't too good... http://www.flickr.com/photos/30132857@N06/5495307088/ ) ken. Rhythm Thief wrote: Comments, corrections and clarifications welcome.  Good point ... I'll edit the OP.
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Russell
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances Rhythm Thief wrote: Russell wrote: I don't think that's a dyane engine. My money is on it being a D*lly engine. I suspect plum and custard. I might be wrong though.
Thanks for the guide, I'll sticky it. And upset everybody by announcing that I did mine by eye last time, and I don't even care if you tut! It's the Ami engine, complete with misleading Dyane cowling. And if these were the valves you set by eye, they were bang on. That's what I thought, I got that engine out of a p+c D*lly! What do I win?
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Sean
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances twofifty AZU wrote: Sean wrote: Its a bit dirty inside Rings? Breather?  Sean Or maybe we can have an interesting debate about oil?  and chassis flex and the merits thereof Just roll all the contentious stuff into one big "Rumble" thread! They have one on Barry Boys forum when a contentious issue gets boring for non partiucipating members its moved to the FFF(fight fight fight) thread @ Russ- so you can lay your hands on the micrometer but not the feelers....how close are the tolerances of lamp-posts these days! RT perhaps a wee bit on replacing the rubber seal incase someone needs it-ill do one if the courier is taking his time with the tiles this morning
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ken
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances Missing the obvious?  Got to be a few beer cans in the vicinity... ken Russell wrote: I'm now tempted to stick a vernier on various easier to track down items like fag packets, stanley blades and thumbnails.
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Re: Setting Valve Clearances ken wrote: Got to be a few beer cans in the vicinity... Doing that with bottles results in VERY tappy tappets, though.
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