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Re: [oletrucks] tappet adjustment

To: "'David Handley'" <dph55@pdq.net>, oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] tappet adjustment
From: New Mexico Jim <ADvent@thuntek.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:29:20 -0700
        I was thinking about strands of the carpet going for a ride through the
oil galleries. Eeeks, makes my skin crawl just thinking about it.


"Hanlon, Bill" wrote:
> 
> Wool carpet then.  Today you'd probably use a synthetic
> of some kind to be compatible with your oil.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: New Mexico Jim [mailto:ADvent@thuntek.net]
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 8:39 AM
> Cc: oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] tappet adjustment
> 
>         In my teen-age years, I used to cut a piece of carpet and stick it
> in
> the valve cover. Can you say "HACK"?
> 
> Allen Jones wrote:
> >
> > In days gone by, a dampener could be purchased and used inside the valve
> > cover.  It bolted to the top of the rockers to muffle valve lash noise (a
> > big rectangular thing).  I've only seen a couple of these as they are very
> > scarce.  I guess one could be cobbled up.
> >
> > Even though there is considerable valve noise (compared to a modern
> engine),
> > it's normal, so I don't worry about it for stock and medium warm inline
> > builds.
> >
> > Allen in Seattle
> > '50 3100
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <237459N@knotes.kodak.com>
> > To: <Passnb4U@aol.com>; <oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 4:51 AM
> > Subject: [oletrucks] tappet adjustment
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: W P. Fricke
> > >
> > > I wish you luck and would like to hear the outcome. I did an adjustment
> to
> > > my '53 this summer. It was noisy, otherwise ran well (very well). I
> warmed
> > > up the engine thorougly, running around town doing chores. I dove into
> the
> > > garage with it and had my son bump the engine. I went through each valve
> > in
> > > the correct order according to specs. I remember one intake valve and
> one
> > > exhaust valve that were out of spec. I hoped those to be the causes of
> my
> > > clacking. I buttoned it up with a new cork gasket and ended up with
> > > basically the same performance as before: runs well but noisy. So what's
> > > the problem and whats the solution?
> > >
> > > Good luck and let us know how you make out.
> > >
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > >
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> > >
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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