On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, Roger Garnett wrote:
> No, I'm not. Yes, I know that *dial guages* are readily available, but not
> this package. And, yes a regular guage and stand would work, altho it's more
> awkward.
Oh. That's all I have ever used. When I had access to one. No it's
feeler guages, but I always liked the dial indicator better.
> I should have been a bit more explicit- It's the custom stand and adapters
> that make this setup nice. It's basicly an open sided cylinder, that mounts
> right on top of the valve, with a spring loaded clamp. No need to find a
> nearby flat area. The adapters are differnet thickness baseplates, to match
>to
> your valve diameter, and rocker height.
>
> I think it's called a P & G Valve Gapper or some such.
Sounds cool. I've never seen one. I actually reinvented the process.
Surely others have done it, but I thought it up myself.
Phil "you learn something new every day" Ethier
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