FC valve lash setting needed

[one_dusty_hoot]

Mike H.,
I assume you say go to TDC when you are changing a spring
to keep the valve from dropping down into the cylinder?
How far down, approximately, will the valve go with piston up?

I had a "keeper" come off a valve, a fellow used a small
tool to compress one spring to replace The valve retainer
cap and keeper. The hardest part of the job was to keep
the valve up high enough to put these two in place with
the spring compressed.

Bob Janes, Greenville, SC


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
<MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote:
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> That's a good number. Not a bad plan to check the spring pressures
too. Moroso makes a cheap "fish scale" type of tool to check spring
loads on the engine. Consistency is what one want's to see. Most
broken valves are due to weak spring load resulting in valve flutter
or lack of control, makes thing hard on the cam lobe and lifters
too. Springs can be changed on the engine, just don't forget to
place the piston in the cylinder being serviced at top dead.
> MH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rwoodysurplus
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> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 8:29 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] FC valve lash setting needed
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> I believe that i need to set them at 015 intake and 025 exhaust
> but need some more imput from the members.
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> Thanks
>
> Woody
> FC RC 1981 getting some PM done.
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