- 1. Valve clearance on '74 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: wkilleffer@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 12:27:28 +0000
- Hello Everyone, Yesterday, I did a valve clearance adjustment on my 1974 MGB. The engine's from a 1972 car, and is a rebuild with around 10k miles on it. I'm trying to do what I can to use less gas a
- /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00058.html (7,929 bytes)
- 2. Re: Valve clearance on '74 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 08:49:36 -0500
- The click-adjust will only work if you have no hangups in the adjusters. Any little burr or junk in the threads and it will mis-adjust. Sounds like you aren't full trusting it anyway, if you had the
- /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00060.html (8,863 bytes)
- 3. Re: Valve clearance on '74 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 16:28:46 +0100
- I'd stick to the cold adjustment as hot varies more and there is more likelihood of oil running down the head and block. Paul's comment about adjusters 'hanging-up' has me confused. I've never used o
- /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00063.html (8,786 bytes)
- 4. Re: Valve clearance on '74 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 10:23:15 -0700
- Use a feeler gauge. Many people have posted about the "reliability" of the -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires
- /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00067.html (8,977 bytes)
- 5. Re: Valve clearance on '74 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 13:00:13 -0500
- Click adkist will not work at all if the adjuster screw hangs up in the threads. When it does work it is only accurate to +/- one click. The primary attraction for click adjust is, it's supposed to b
- /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00069.html (9,732 bytes)
- 6. Re: Valve clearance on '74 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 16:06:25 -0500
- Neat-O, Barney! Excellent info! I never thought about it that way. Mostly, I like that this method makes up for errors due to FWT. Goodonya, CR
- /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00070.html (7,942 bytes)
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