Fwd: Re: Setting valves, was: Follow-up question

["Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>]

>I've been resisting getting into this one, but I can no longer resist.
>
>If you have anything but a stock camshaft in the engine, the "rule of 
>nines" doesn't necessarily work. Try it some time. Set a valve using that 
>rule, and then rotate the engine another 90 deg or so and check the valve 
>clearance again. You will find that it is several thousandths wide.
>
>I have tried this on three cams - Isky, BFE, and Solow.
>
>The above may not apply to a stock cam. I haven't tried it.

uncle jack