<VV> valve adjusting - humor

[Secular]

  I now believe that the concept of "adjust the valves while the car's running" might have originated from a Corvair owner watching "the friendly mechanic" warm up his hands by squashing a quarter between his thumb and index finger :))

  Tony


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Clark" <slowboat at mindspring.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> valve adjusting


> After reading all of the responses as to why my method for finding 0 lash
> won't work, I now realize what Bob Helt, Shaun McGarvey and others were
> saying. What I neglected to say in my description was that when the pushrod
> cannot be turned with GENTLE rotational finger pressure, that is 0 lash.
> I had no idea that some members of this forum had such strong fingers that,
> when oily, they could turn a pushrod against a bottomed-out (collapsed)
> lifter. I'll have to be careful if  ever have to shake hands with those
> folks. <VBG>
> Thanks for helping me clarify my omission.
> Andy Clark
> 1966 140/4 Monza Sedan
> 1966 140/4 Yenko Clone
> 1966 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andy Clark" <slowboat at mindspring.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 8:46 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> valve adjusting
> 
> 
>> Thanks for the input, Bob. Actually, I have used my method on my street
> and
>> race cars for 30+ years and it works for me. Never had a collapsed lifter
>> give me a false reading.
>> As always, YMMV.
>> Regards
>> Andy Clark
>> 1966 140/4 Monza Sedan
>> 1966 140/4 Yenko Clone
>> 1966 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <BobHelt at aol.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 10:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> valve adjusting
>>
>>
>> >
>> > In a message dated 9/3/2006 6:41:05 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
>> > slowboat at mindspring.com writes:
>> >
>> > Mike,  the best way to sense 0 lash is when you cannot rotate the
> pushrod
>> > anymore  between your fingers. It's almost impossible to get to this
> point
>> by
>> > trying  to move the pushrod up and down.
>> > Andy Clark
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Andy,
>> > I think you'll find that this will cause several collapsed lifters if
> you
>> > use the twist method. Actually the in-out method works best if you use
> the
>> > rocker movement as your guide. Another method id to slip a 1 or 2 thou
>> feeler
>> > gauge in ther to check clearance.
>> > Regards,
>> > Bob Helt
>>
>>
> 
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