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04-20-2011 05:18 AM
Thread: Checking tolerances
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I still don't have the springs yet but I was...
I still don't have the springs yet but I was still messing around with this. With the intake off and the cam card I can watch the lifters move up and down. I turned the crank to where it said max...
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04-19-2011 06:01 AM
Thread: Checking tolerances
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I have ordered springs from an on-line hardware...
I have ordered springs from an on-line hardware store McMaster-Carr and I will do it right with modeling clay. The idea I had about checking at TDC is all wrong because no #1 valves are open when #1...
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04-18-2011 05:34 AM
Thread: Checking tolerances
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Is this an acceptable alternative? With the...
Is this an acceptable alternative?
With the engine at TDC, I have removed the valve springs and have a zip tie around the valve stem holding the valve in place. Measure stem height. Depress valve... -
04-16-2011 08:05 AM
Thread: Checking tolerances
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Checking tolerances
I was trying to check piston to valve clearances with clay but the hydraulic roller lifters are not pressurized so I didn't get a good reading. How do I check this without have to buy solid rollers?...
Is it going into a build, or making a trip to NM?
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