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1. Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: Doug Miller <enginem@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:35:17 -0700; I have installed a Denis Welch aluminum head on my BN 2 and am very happy with it except for the excessive valve train noise. I have been setting the valve adjustment to the factory specified .012 co; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00261.html (7,637 bytes)
2. RE: Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: "Don Anglesey" <Don@anglesey.us>; Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:29:42 -0700; I would go with what the cam maker recommends. A hotter cam than stock will most likely use a different valve lash setting. Don 57 BN4; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00262.html (7,285 bytes)
3. Re: Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: "Pat Davis" <PADDYMCK@peoplepc.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:54:49 -0400; My experience with the noise from the rockers with the DW aluminum head is exactly the same as yours and I also set the cold clearance to 0.012in as I have never seen anything to say otherwise. I th; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00273.html (8,320 bytes)
4. Re: Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: Doug Miller <enginem@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:14:31 -0700; Cast iron heads with .012 clearance are very quiet when compared to the aluminum heads. I calculate that the clearance will increase an additional .005 when hot relative to the cast iron head. That; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00276.html (7,454 bytes)
5. Re: Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: Awgertoo@aol.com; Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:08:48 -0400; I have the DW AL stage two head with roller rocker. Intake is set to .014 and exhaust to .016. Best--Michael Oritt, 100 Le Mans; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00278.html (7,261 bytes)
6. Re: Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:39:50 -0700 (PDT); Every healey specialist I've talked to reccommended using a steel head gasket (i.e. Le mans kit / racing gasket) when using the an aluminum head. These are the head gaskets that apparently you can r; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00281.html (7,572 bytes)
7. Re: Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: GSFuqua1@aol.com; Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 03:28:36 EDT; It is indeed a very good gasket and VERY expensive but I know several that are running copper and have had no problems. Special care needs to be paid to the order of tightening and how much is done a; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00286.html (7,694 bytes)
8. Re: Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: Dave & Marlene <rusd@velocitus.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:26:27 -0600; A couple of years ago, I replaced my BN2 head with the DW aluminum unit. At the time, DW suggested their standard copper - copper head gasket. This gasket was coated both sides with Permatex Copper S; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00289.html (8,808 bytes)
9. Aluminum Head Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: Doug Miller <enginem@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 19:25:44 -0700; This is a status report and follow up to my original request for info. Thanks to all who responded. I did receive a recommendation from Jonathan at Denis Welch. He recommended .012 clearance hot. I j; /html/healeys/2004-08/msg00294.html (7,920 bytes)

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