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You remove your nuts to do a valve adjustment?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.
It keeps his mind from wandering.Major Softie wrote:You remove your nuts to do a valve adjustment?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.
I have a valve stem that's a little mushroomed at it's end, and it makes using the feelers a little less accurate. Just exploring the alternatives.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.
Thanks dougie. Can gspd please confirm dougie's memory?dougie wrote:If my memory serves...
exhaust is 1 flat (of the six) out from 0 clearance,
intake 1/2 flat out.
I think the thread pitch is 1.0 mm or 40 thou.
1/6 = 7 thou
1/12 = 3.5 thou.
Hi Steve, I actually printed a copy of his post:SteveD wrote:mattcfish wrote:Thanks dougie. Can gspd please confirm dougie's memory?dougie wrote:If my memory serves...
exhaust is 1 flat (of the six) out from 0 clearance,
intake 1/2 flat out.
I think the thread pitch is 1.0 mm or 40 thou.
1/6 = 7 thou
1/12 = 3.5 thou.
Oh please......Major Softie wrote:You remove your nuts to do a valve adjustment?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.
R90Steve wrote:Hi Steve, I actually printed a copy of his post:SteveD wrote:Thanks dougie. Can gspd please confirm dougie's memory?dougie wrote:If my memory serves...
exhaust is 1 flat (of the six) out from 0 clearance,
intake 1/2 flat out.
I think the thread pitch is 1.0 mm or 40 thou.
1/6 = 7 thou
1/12 = 3.5 thou.
1/12 of a turn (1/2 flat) out from snug is 0.08mm
slightly more than that is fine for the intakes
1/6 of a turn (one flat) out from snug=0.16mm
slightly less than that is 00.15mm about right for exhausts
Running the valves a little tighter just means more frequent checks.
The tighter the valves, the quieter and smoother it will run.
Tight is not a problem as long as there is some clearance.
Matt, you got a (local) source for those screws?mattcfish wrote:Gotta make that Allen screw conversion some day.