[Healeys] Adjusting valves; dog nut on crank
Chris Dimmock
austin.healey at gmail.com
Thu Sep 27 12:40:16 MDT 2018
Put the car in 4th gear and push it forward by a wheel. Much easier than trying to turn the engine itself. Obviously, you need more space to do it this way.
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> On 28 Sep 2018, at 1:19 am, Frank Magnusson <fmags at cox.net> wrote:
>
> I'm just starting adjusting the valves on myBJ8 and can't seem to find a wrench of the right size for the dog nut on the crankshaft. I have a large crescent wrench but its too thick to get in there. Does anybody know the correct size wrench to fit that nut?
>
> If I remember. Right, It looks like the last time I adjusted the valves, I used a large tapered drift to engage the dog ears on the nut, which seems to work fine. Just curious what everyone else uses.
>
> Thanks,
> Frank
> '65 BJ 8
>
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