[Healeys] Valve clearances

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sat Jan 12 16:10:35 MST 2019


I should note the rockers are pretty noisy at 0.015; IIRC I tightened 
them up just a bit.

On 1/12/2019 2:39 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> I'd go with .016.  You can always tighten it.  Better loose than tight.
> Mike MacLean
>
> On Saturday, January 12, 2019, 11:01:32 AM PST, Bob Spidell 
> <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> Makes sense (for some reason).  I put a DWR1 cam in my BJ8 which, 
> according to DWR, 'is a little better than the BJ8 cam and so works 
> well in any standard or mildly tuned car' but I think the 0.015" 
> applies to all profiles on the spec sheet.
>
> Bob
>
> On 1/11/2019 8:48 PM, John Rowe wrote:
>
> Simon,
>
> Modified cams require the large clearance (don’t ask me why?) So go 
> for .015 that is what mine is.
>
> John Rowe
>
> Qld
>
> Australia
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com 
> <mailto:simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, 12 January 2019 9:14 AM
> *To:* Healeys
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Valve clearances
>
> The car is a MkII BT7.
>
> The BMC manual says adjust the clearances, cold, to 0.012”.
>
> Denis Welch said I should go 0.015”, cold, after fitting their “Fast 
> Road” cam.
>
> The rolling road guy said 0.016”, warm.
>
> I have the radiator out right now so I can get a nice socket onto that 
> nut and have a go at the clearances.
>
> Stick with 0.015”, cold?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
>
>
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