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Great information and I might get some more information later today from t=
he previous owner that will shed some light on the subject. As of right no=
w, yesterday I checked all the clearances and everyone of them was tight. =
Like I couldn't even get a 0.008 feeler gauge to slide in! Everyone! So I =
set them all to 0.015 which was the majority of the responses on this list=
. I can always go back and change, but as has been suggested, I'm just gue=
ssing now and I figure this is a good starting point.=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
I am also using the OA6 needles right now, the rich ones. I have a set of =
OA7's, so that will be the first change if things don't work right. I have=
to make some wires for my new alternator this morning, so stay tuned and =
updates will follow.=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Again, thanks to everyone for the=
ir input, suggestions and wonderful help.=C2=A0=0ASteven=0A=0AOn August 22=
, 2019 at 9:56 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink@msn.com> wrote:=0A=0A=0AA h=
igh lift cam means that the valves come off the seat earlier and land back=
on the seat later than standard. That limits the valve's dwell time on th=
e seat, which is critical to heat transfer from the valve to the seat. Gre=
ater clearance is the compromise to extend valve life. Isky specifies 0.01=
8" for my cam. If you know the source of the cam I would go back to them f=
or the spec.=0A=0A=0AI have the OA6, OA7, and OA8 needles and have tried t=
hem all. I found that, at least at this altitude (5,000-6,000 feet), the s=
tandard OA7s give the best results.=0A=0A=0ABill Lawrence=0ABN1 #554=0A=0A=
=0AFrom: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Steven King=
sbury via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>=0ASent: Thursday, August 22, 20=
19 1:56 AM=0ATo: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>=0ASubject=
: [Healeys] Valve Clearances for an M=0A=C2=A0=0AOK folks, I know the sett=
ing for valve clearances on a 100 is 0.012, but when a hotter cam gets put=
in to a 100 with larger carbs and different pistons, does it stay 0.012? =
I am going to check all of the clearances on the set up as it sits now bef=
ore I do any adjusting of anything, but thought I would run this by everyo=
ne before I touch or move anything. Thanks in advance.=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
And just as an update, I got the OA6 Rich needles in now, I brought both j=
ets up in the carbs evenly and then let them back down 12 flats each, so I=
've now got a base line to work with. I am re-installing the alternator co=
nversion that was Mickey Moused into position with the Moss/AH Spares kit,=
which is quite nice nice and then I also just got a Snap On timing light =
so I can set the advance accurately. It's coming along, slowly, but that's=
okay, I'm in no big hurry, I just want it right as I plan on driving the =
wheels off of this car.=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Thanks again for any informati=
on you might pass along!=0ASteven Kingsbury=C2=A0=0AHopped Up BN1=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0=C2=A0
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<html><body><div>Great information and I might get some more information later
today f=
rom the previous owner that will shed some light on the subject. As of rig=
ht now, yesterday I checked all the clearances and everyone of them was ti=
ght. Like I couldn't even get a 0.008 feeler gauge to slide in! Everyone! =
So I set them all to 0.015 which was the majority of the responses on this=
list. I can always go back and change, but as has been suggested, I'm jus=
t guessing now and I figure this is a good starting point.</div><div> =
; I am also using the OA6 needles right now, the rich ones. I h=
ave a set of OA7's, so that will be the first change if things don't work =
right. I have to make some wires for my new alternator this morning, so st=
ay tuned and updates will follow.</div><div> Again, thank=
s to everyone for their input, suggestions and wonderful help. </div>=
<div>Steven</div><div><br>On August 22, 2019 at 9:56 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENC=
E <ynotink@msn.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e"><div class=3D"msg-quote" dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri=
, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style=3D=
"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000=
000;">A high lift cam means that the valves come off the seat earlier and =
land back on the seat later than standard. That limits the valve's dwell t=
ime on the seat, which is critical to heat transfer from the valve to the =
seat. Greater clearance is the compromise to extend valve life. Isky speci=
fies 0.018" for my cam. If you know the source of the cam I would go back =
to them for the spec.</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style=3D"font-famil=
y: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><br><=
/div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:=
12pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica,=
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">I have the OA6, OA7, and OA=
8 needles and have tried them all. I found that, at least at this altitude=
(5,000-6,000 feet), the standard OA7s give the best results.</div><div st=
yle=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color=
: #000000;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;=
font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Ca=
libri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-s=
tyle=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; colo=
r: #000000;">Bill Lawrence</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvet=
ica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style=3D"font-=
family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">=
BN1 #554</div><div id=3D"appendonsend"><br></div><hr style=3D"display: inl=
ine-block; width: 98%;" data-mce-style=3D"display: inline-block; width: 98=
%;"><div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><span face=3D"Calibri, sans-seri=
f" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri=
, sans-serif;" style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Cali=
bri, sans-serif;" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounc=
es@autox.team.net> on behalf of Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <healey=
s@autox.team.net><br> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 22, 2019 1:56 AM<br=
> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; data-mce-href=3D"ma=
ilto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <healeys@autox.=
team.net><br> <b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Valve Clearances for an M</span=
><div> </div></div><div><div>OK folks, I know the setting for valve c=
learances on a 100 is 0.012, but when a hotter cam gets put in to a 100 wi=
th larger carbs and different pistons, does it stay 0.012? I am going to c=
heck all of the clearances on the set up as it sits now before I do any ad=
justing of anything, but thought I would run this by everyone before I tou=
ch or move anything. Thanks in advance.</div><div> And ju=
st as an update, I got the OA6 Rich needles in now, I brought both jets up=
in the carbs evenly and then let them back down 12 flats each, so I've no=
w got a base line to work with. I am re-installing the alternator conversi=
on that was Mickey Moused into position with the Moss/AH Spares kit, which=
is quite nice nice and then I also just got a Snap On timing light so I c=
an set the advance accurately. It's coming along, slowly, but that's okay,=
I'm in no big hurry, I just want it right as I plan on driving the wheels=
off of this car.</div><div> Thanks again for any informa=
tion you might pass along!</div><div>Steven Kingsbury </div><div>Hopp=
ed Up BN1 </div></div><style class=3D"existing-message-s=
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