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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Well it’s a tricky one as opinions differ so. The guy who tuned my car on a rolling road and set up the Webers opted for 0.016, warm. Also 15</span><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>°</span><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> at idle, 0.028 plug gap. The last one surprised me as I’d been sure it should be quite a lot bigger, the car having a 123 and sports coil. Mind you, it runs OK, so who knows?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The guy’s been tuning forever and did it in concert with his father who goes back even further, so I’ve faith in their advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob<br><b>Sent:</b> 13 February 2018 19:28<br><b>To:</b> richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com>; Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Valve adjustment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Yes, and original post said .12 or .15 . So .12 is pretty close to .125 or 1/8. inch. See below.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Just wanted to point out the error so someone doesn't come across the original post and think it is correct. Errors propagated around enough become myths or even "facts". <o:p></o:p></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>On 2/13/2018 1:25 PM, richard mayor wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>1/8th inch is .120, not .012<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 9:20 PM, Bob <<a href="mailto:robertlarson@att.net" target="_blank">robertlarson@att.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p>I do not have a BJ8 or any 3000 series manual to look it up but below does not seem right. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Should the clearance be .012 or .015 not the .12 and .15 given below?<o:p></o:p></p><p>I think around an 1/8 inch would be pretty noisy,..... <o:p></o:p></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p>55BN1 (4 less to adjust)<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>On 2/12/2018 7:31 PM, BJ8Healeys wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Adjusting them cold is much easier on the fingers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Steve Byers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>HBJ8L/36666<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>BJ8 Registry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>AHCA Delegate at Large<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Havelock, NC <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#002060'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fred Wescoe<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 12, 2018 5:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Valve adjustment</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Listers,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I am trying to adjust the valves on my 66 BJ8. The valve cover states to adjust the valves to .12 with the engine hot. This is what I have always done.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I now discover the manual states to adjust the valves to .12 with the engine cold. I have never done the cold adjustment.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The manual also states to adjust the valves to .15 for competition with the engine cold. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>As usual, I bow to the wisdom of the list. TIA.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Fred,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>66 BJ8<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>