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The upside of tappet noise is that you can be pretty sure you valves are staying healthy.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 12, 2019 11:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michael MacLean; healeys@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Valve clearances</font>
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<p>I should note the rockers are pretty noisy at 0.015; IIRC I tightened them up just a bit.<br>
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<div class="x_moz-cite-prefix">On 1/12/2019 2:39 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:<br>
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<div>I'd go with .016. You can always tighten it. Better loose than tight.</div>
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<div>On Saturday, January 12, 2019, 11:01:32 AM PST, Bob Spidell <a class="x_moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">
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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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<p class="x_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>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="x_yiv1110160614moz-txt-link-abbreviated" target="_blank" href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br clear="none">
<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="x_yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The car is a MkII BT7.</span></p>
<p class="x_yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The BMC manual says adjust the clearances, cold, to 0.012”.</span></p>
<p class="x_yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Denis Welch said I should go 0.015”, cold, after fitting their “Fast Road” cam.</span></p>
<p class="x_yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The rolling road guy said 0.016”, warm.</span></p>
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<p class="x_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="x_yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Stick with 0.015”, cold?</span></p>
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<p class="x_yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks,</span></p>
<p class="x_yiv1110160614MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon</span></p>
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