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Hi all,
One minor note. If the lifters have not been crowned (machined flat where
they contact valve stem), they will have some degree of dish-shaped wear. A
flat feeler gauge may bridge across this cavity, and not give a true reading
of the actual gap between the curved surfaces of valve stem and lifter.
(The valve stems may also be rounded, but this won't affect a flat feeler
measurement.)
One way to overcome this is by using a wire feeler (like spark plug gauges).
I ended up making my own, using a forked arrangement to hold a span of music
wire (single-strand, not wound/wrapped), which can be had in various
diameters at any guitar/music shop, etc. (or you can get 100-ft lengths at
the hardware store).
Not trying to complicate life here, just idle thoughts from one who isn't
actually going thru this at the moment.
- mazo mike
Mike Noroņa
Mazomanie, Wisconsin
'51 V-41 (but with M37 cargo box)
'67 M101A1
MVPA #3670
MMVA #197
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