[TR] WAS (no subject) NOW rule of 9 valve adjustment

[Geo Hahn]

Paul -

That's as it should be - remember that 3 is an intake valve and 8 is an
exhaust valve so even though they are both open, the cylinders are on
different strokes.

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No, not *that *Different Strokes.

Geo

On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 7:41 AM Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry for the interlude as I was getting the house painted, but, I am now
> on the tr 3 again.  And I was adjusting the valves using the 'rule of 9',
> which seems simple enough.  AT TDC valve no.1 is adjusted because valve 8
> is descending, right?  Valve no. 6 is adjusted when valve 3 is open, That
> is 1+8=9 and 6+3=9, respectively right?  Well, how concerned should I be
> that valve 8 and valve 3 (in this example) are fully open?
>
>
> Thanks, Paul Dorsey, TR3  1960
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>
> None at all because you are only adjusting the closed valves, 8&3. Bill
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> Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com>
> 8:42 AM (0 minutes ago)
> to Wbeech at flash.net, Triumph
> Bill, I must 'av said it wrong.  Valve #1 gets ADJUSTED because #8 is down
> (or going down), and valve #6 is ADJUSTED because #3 is down(or going
> down).  Honestly it seems I may not have to be at the very peak or zenith
> of the #8 or #3, I think, because, they so rapidly 'fall-off' or change.
> Am I still missing something?
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