Hmm. I was getting 1/4 to 3/8, but with 3/8 seeming to give me a
better fit. I wonder if it has something to do with either slop in the
threads, or my just tightening it down just a little bit past
touching. I also figured that it would be better to err on the side of
loose.
Larry
On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 10:20:28AM -0500, Barney Gaylord wrote:
> At 10:40 PM 7/31/02 -0700, Larry Colen wrote:
> >I'm not suggesting that you actually adjust your valves without a guage,
> >but .... if I tighten the valve until it is just touching, then back it
> >off 3/8 of a turn, it is really close to .015"....
>
> Uh, not that close. The screw is 24 threads per inch. The rocker arm
> ratio is 1.42:1, so that amplifies the motion of the screw. As the
> calculation goes,
> 0.015/1.42 x 24 = 0.25 turns.
> Easier than you thought?
>
> Barney Gaylord
> 1958 MGA with an attitude
> http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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