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<div>I'd go with .016. You can always tighten it. Better loose than tight.</div><div>Mike MacLean<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, January 12, 2019, 11:01:32 AM PST, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
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<p>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.<br clear="none">
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<div class="yiv1110160614yqt0287165987" id="yiv1110160614yqt70378"><div class="yiv1110160614moz-cite-prefix">On 1/11/2019 8:48 PM, John Rowe wrote:<br clear="none">
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<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Simon,</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Modified cams
require the large clearance (don’t ask me why?) So go for
.015 that is what mine is.</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">John Rowe</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Qld</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Australia</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" lang="EN-US"> Healeys
[<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv1110160614moz-txt-link-freetext" ymailto="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 12 January 2019 9:14 AM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> Healeys<br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Valve clearances</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The car is a MkII BT7.</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The BMC manual says
adjust the clearances, cold, to 0.012”.</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Denis Welch said I
should go 0.015”, cold, after fitting their “Fast Road” cam.</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The rolling road guy
said 0.016”, warm.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I have the radiator out
right now so I can get a nice socket onto that nut and have
a go at the clearances.</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Stick with 0.015”, cold?</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks,</span></p>
<p class="yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon</span></p>
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