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Re: [Healeys] Valve clearances

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Valve clearances
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 08:51:48 -0800
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Makes sense (for some reason).  I put a DWR1 cam in my BJ8 which, 
according to DWR, 'is a little better than the BJ8 cam and so works well 
in any standard or mildly tuned car' but I think the 0.015" applies to 
all profiles on the spec sheet.

Bob

On 1/11/2019 8:48 PM, John Rowe wrote:
>
> Simon,
>
> Modified cams require the large clearance (don?t ask me why?) So go 
> for .015 that is what mine is.
>
> John Rowe
>
> Qld
>
> Australia
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
> *Sent:* Saturday, 12 January 2019 9:14 AM
> *To:* Healeys
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Valve clearances
>
> The car is a MkII BT7.
>
> The BMC manual says adjust the clearances, cold, to 0.012?.
>
> Denis Welch said I should go 0.015?, cold, after fitting their ?Fast 
> Road? cam.
>
> The rolling road guy said 0.016?, warm.
>
> I have the radiator out right now so I can get a nice socket onto that 
> nut and have a go at the clearances.
>
> Stick with 0.015?, cold?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
>

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    <p>Makes sense (for some reason).  I put a DWR1 cam in my BJ8 which,
      according to DWR, 'is a little better than the BJ8 cam and so
      works well in any standard or mildly tuned car' but I think the
      0.015" applies to all profiles on the spec sheet.<br>
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    <p>Bob<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/11/2019 8:48 PM, John Rowe wrote:<br>
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style="color:#1F497D">Simon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Modified cams
            require the large clearance (don?t ask me why?) So go for
            .015 that is what mine is.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">John 
Rowe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="color:#1F497D">Qld<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="color:#1F497D">Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                lang="EN-US"> Healeys
                [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";>mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
 <b>On Behalf Of
                </b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";>simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 12 January 2019 9:14 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Healeys<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Valve clearances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The car is a MkII 
BT7.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The BMC manual says
            adjust the clearances, cold, to 0.012?.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Denis Welch said I
            should go 0.015?, cold, after fitting their ?Fast Road? 
cam.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The rolling road guy
            said 0.016?, warm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I have the radiator out
            right now so I can get a nice socket onto that nut and have
            a go at the clearances.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Stick with 0.015?, 
cold?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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