> (For example, the side-covers that leaked on my MGB from
> January through early May were holdovers from the original
> side-valve days, in which they were used to adjust the
> valve gear back when "valve lift" was literally correct.)
Thank you, Scott. I've wondered for a long time about the function of these
nuisances. The mechanic in me could see no obvious reason for cutting two
holes in the side of an engine whose only purpose was to provide something
to bolt a couple of covers to.
And, of course, mine leak. (Hmmmmm, maybe _that's_ why they're there...)
-todd
todd@mudbug.nrlssc.navy.mil
'74 MGB 99K mi
'84 VW Rabbit Diesel 176K mi (broken timing belt; immobile)
'84 Volvo 245GL 170K mi
'85 Nishiki Prestige custom (not ridden these days; make an offer)
"People said it because other people said it. They did not know why it
was being said and heard everywhere. They did not give or ask for
reasons."
- Ayn Rand, from _Atlas Shrugged_
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