gspd's valve adjustment technique

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Re: gspd's valve adjustment techique

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StephenB wrote:
mattcfish wrote:Gotta make that Allen screw conversion some day.
Matt, you got a (local) source for those screws?
Found it: Motoren Israel, EUR69 for the set ... ouch.
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Re: gspd's valve adjustment techique

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Major Softie wrote:
mattcfish wrote:Is it really such a hassle to use a feeler gauge? The hardest part is removing those two tiny nuts.
Gotta make that Allen screw conversion some day.
You remove your nuts to do a valve adjustment? :shock:
Low hanging fruit, Major.

I can't believe it took me two days to come up with that one.
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Re: gspd's valve adjustment techique

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enigmaT120 wrote:Low hanging fruit, Major.

I can't believe it took me two days to come up with that one.

I'm impressed enigma: a cute quip, just casually thrown out there while discussing an earlier quip. A cute quip delicately targeted just below a full blown wiseass quip.

Accuracy and timing. I'd like to have a another helping or two of both for myself.
And then as a bonus you pull it off without visibly gloating. :D


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Re: gspd's valve adjustment techique

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StephenB wrote:
mattcfish wrote:Gotta make that Allen screw conversion some day.
Matt, you got a (local) source for those screws?
Is there something special about the screws used in the conversion?
I thought the only challenge was machining the valve covers and tapping the head.
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