>From: Scott Tilton <sdtilton@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Scott Tilton <sdtilton@yahoo.com>
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Valve Noise - big clearances
>Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 12:53:05 -0800 (PST)
>
>Hi all,
>
>I've asked about the need for extra large valve clearances on the "high
>performance" cam shafts out there.
>
>I got answers . . . but none of them stuck in my head.
>
>
>anyway . . . my follow up question is:
>
>If such large valve clearances are necessary . . . and aren't hurting
>anything
>but are merely annoying sounding . . . .
>
>Is there any way to dampen the sound?
>Could you put a gummmy coating on the valve cover like they did to the
>timing
>chain cover on a TR4-s?
>
>If so . . . what are they and how effective are they?
>
>Scott Tilton
>Kidding about the seat heaters. . .
>I've got enough car problems without lighting my butt on fire.
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Scott,
I have a Babe Erson autocross cam I got from BFE. The gap is (I
think).020 and .022. I use an aluminum valve cover and don't notice
the sound all that much.
Hope this helps,
Greg
Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
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