valve check questions

Nov 14, 2003 7 Replies
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not necessarily...i usually replace every third or fourth time....depends on the condition of the seals...if in doubt, change em, they are cheap....

yes...that is the correct measurement

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reply take your PANTS off

Two issues to be confirmed before I screw my engine:


1- When I remove the valve covers for a valve check I have to replace the valve cover gasket with a new one, right?


2- My Haines manual says the valve clearance for a '72 AD 1600 engine is



0.006 inches, but my gauges are metric. I guess this is about 0.15 mm. Can anyone confirm this figure?

thanks ant



Wouldn't hurt. Not absolutely necessary if they don't leak and appear somewhat soft and flexible still. I replace them at every 2nd or 3rd oil change. (I do teh valves and oil more frequently than most anyway)

Confirmed.

Jan

Ant wrote in news:bp1am4$p61$ snipped-for-privacy@news.tudelft.nl:

I use the cork variety and find they can last a year, which is 12K mi = 4 checks. But then my bails are nice and tight, and I'm a cheap SOB, too.

...................."nice and tight"..........hmmm...........where have I ever used that phrase?

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That was supposed to be my catch line Shaggie!!(Althouh I think I would have slipped in the term: In the early days??)

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"BergRace" wrote in news:5mUtb.3555$%W3.19965@amstwist00:

Jeez I can't slip anything past you guys. Nice 'n tight... still laughin' :-)

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