[TR] Valve Lash Adjustment Method

[Chris Simo]

if it's too quiet, it's too tight! I adjust mine at 12 for intake and 14
for exhaust - as I have a small bit of cam in there.

On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 1:31 PM, <thenicholls at verizon.net> wrote:

> I just got done doing this last weekend, I took a short ride today and
> came home to adjust idle, I feel like it is tapping more than it was before
> the adjustment.
>
>
> A member of my car club helped me, we set to .010. It is fine when
> driving, no issues there.
>
> If you hear the valves at idle, does this generally mean they are too
> loose or too tight? I would rather be towards the loose end based on this
> thread.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Craig
> 1972 Triumph TR6
>
>
> On 06/02/12, Geo Hahn<ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just use the chart in the Haynes manual (ignoring the typo) which is
> essentially the 'rule of 9' (i.e.looking at the 8 valves you note which
> ones are depressed and adjust the ones that are 9 minus their position).
>
> Other will have different ideas, but I always set the exhaust valves at
> .012 as too loose is a bit noisy but too tight is expensive.
>
> Geo
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