Mick
I use the starter button, disconnect the coil to distributor. I use the
bottom chart to keep the turning of the engine to a minimum. I can
usually do it by myself in about an hour. Also if you have do not have
a stock cam use the cam profiles valve lash specs not .012. I do it
with the engine cold. Once the valves have been adjusted I set the
dwell of the distributor then the timing. I use an Advance Inductive
Timing light that has a knob on the back which adjusts the advance. I
set this knob from 11 to 15 degrees and listen for the best tune within
this range then set it. I never touch the Carburetors unless everything
else is in good order.
Don
57 BN4
valve open 12,6,4,11,8,3,1,7,9,2,5,10
adjust 1,7,9,2,5,10,12,6,4,11,8,3
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of BJ8Healeys
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:56 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rotating the engine
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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