Hi, Mick -
Are you going to The Gathering in Winston-Salem?
For rotating the engine for valve adjustment, I use a crowfoot spanner that I
found in an antique store. It measures 1-3/4 inches across the flats and is a
perfect fit on the dog nut. It looks like it was used to turn nuts in 1881,
and actually has that number stamped by hand into it. Many antique stores
have tools like that. Using the wrench, I can turn the engine much more
accurately than using the button on the starter relay, and I have never had
much success trying to turn the engine by pushing the car in gear.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Mick VanderPloeg
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:06 PM
Subject: Rotating the engine
My BN4 starts easily, idles fairly smoothly (misses every now and then),
and
revs freely under no load, but sputters when I try to accelerate under
normal
driving conditions. Since the entire ignition system is new and the carbs
are
rebuilt, I've decided to go back to the basics and re-check the valve
adjustment and timing. This was originally done about a year ago with the
engine out of the car. Now that everything is back together, what's the
easiest way to rotate the engine? I can't see any way to get to the dog
nut
with the radiator & fan in the way. Does everyone just use the push button
on
the starter solenoid to 'bump' the engine?
Thanks,
Mick Vander Ploeg
57 BN4
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