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Re: Checking valves (was What's going on with my distributor?)

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Subject: Re: Checking valves (was What's going on with my distributor?)
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:40:51 -0700
Yeah, the point you need to measure is the largest gap -- the "rule" is 
just to help you find that point -- it has no intrinsic merit.

paul.hunt1@virgin.net had this to say:

>That's what I've done, it should be OK if the point of largest clearance is
>only a few degrees of rotation away from the exact 'rule of nine' point.
>
>PaulH.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
>To: mgs list <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 6:54 PM
>Subject: Re: Checking valves (was What's going on with my distributor?)

>> <SNIP>
>> > the exhaust.  I have recently discovered on some
>> > valves that if I set the
>> > clearance on the exact 'rule of nine' point there
>> > can be an even bigger
>> > clearance a little way before or after that point.
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> I've noticed the same on my "B". I guess it's not a
>> stock cam. Is it best then to adjust the valves to
>> .015 at the point where clearance is largest?
>>
>> jon
>>


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.


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