On Wed, 26 Nov 1997 01:41:44 -0500 Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
writes:
>Tyson Sherman wrote:
>>
>> Ulix Goettsch wrote:
>>
>> > There is a point above which one shouldn't rev, and that is when
>the
>> > valves loose contact with the cam. This is referred to as valve
>______
>>
>> <SNIP>
>> "crash speed" is what you're looking for. Atleast that's what
>> the Bentley manual calls it for a B. It's 6200rpm in that
>> car where redline starts at 6000.
>
> I think he wants "valve float".
>
> They float above the cam, and can cause damage if they hit
>the piston. Usually though you lose so much power from float
>that you don't go much past it.
>
>--
>Trevor Boicey
>Ottawa, Canada
>tboicey@brit.ca
>http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
Actually, both terms are correct, and mean the same thing.
Valve float means you are on the left side of the Atlantic pond
Valve crash points to you being on the right side.
Sort of like, you measure valve float RPM with a Tachometer,
and Valve Crash speed with a Rev Counter
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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