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Re: [oletrucks] tappet adjustment

To: "Haas, J. de" <Haas@WT.TNO.NL>, <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] tappet adjustment
From: New Mexico Jim <ADvent@thuntek.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 07:34:35 -0700
        What are you gapping the valve clearances at?

237459N@knotes.kodak.com wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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