Hi Jarrid. Thanks for your reply .
Now that I know what the gap is on cold valves, after they were set hot
on one cylinder in this engine, would it make sense to set all valves to
these settings while the engine is cold?
I really hate to work on a hot one. Regards - Ed
Cool Cat Eddie ,1 S3 GT,3 S4's, 2 S5's, 2 MK1 Tigers
Deep South Rep TE/AE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jarrid Gross" <JGross@econolite.com>
To: "Ed Esslinger" <edstiger@snowhill.com>; "Alpine List"
<alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 7:23 PM
Subject: RE: Valve Adjisting 1725 Questions
> Ed,
>
> The change in lash is a very complicated thing.
> You have the differential of expansion of aluminum head
> in relation to the steel valves, but in addition to that
> you have the steel pushrod, which is rather long, and
> probably gains more due to its length and rocker ratio
> then the head does with its higher expansion coeficient.
>
> Anyhow, it has been my experience that the lash increases
> with temp on these engines, so what you see is normal.
>
>
> Jarrid Gross
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alpines@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-alpines@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ed Esslinger
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 3:49 AM
> To: Alpine List
> Subject: Re: Valve Adjisting 1725 Questions
>
>
> Before anyone asks---The engine was not rotated or started after the hot
> valve adjustment , but just cooled down over night.
> Cool Cat Eddie ,1 S3 GT,3 S4's, 2 S5's, 2 MK1 Tigers
> Deep South Rep TE/AE
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Esslinger" <edstiger@snowhill.com>
> To: "Alpine List" <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 9:57 AM
> Subject: Valve Adjisting 1725 Questions
>
>
> > Good morning listers. Yesterday I adjusted my #1 exhaust valve, using
the
> > instructions in the workshop manual. The engine was very hot. I set it
for
> > 14 thousand. This morning just out of curiosity, I measured it with the
> > engine cold It is 8 thousand now. I would have expected it to be more
than
> > 14 cold. Is this normal?
> > Cool Cat Eddie ,1 S3 GT,3 S4's, 2 S5's, 2 MK1 Tigers
> > Deep South Rep TE/AE
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