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Re: Feeler gauge for Valves
30 Aug 2006 08:42
last time I did this I used a straight set. Are the angled feelers long enough?
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Re: Feeler gauge for Valves
30 Aug 2006 12:26
I bought some guage stock from MSC. Only need a couple of sizes and it's cheap. IMO it's easier to 'feel' than with the multi-guage tools. Bend one end and you can have it both ways

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Re: Feeler gauge for Valves
30 Aug 2006 15:47
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Re: Feeler gauge for Valves
30 Aug 2006 16:17
The angle ones work better I think. The straight ones seems to hit the hard when trying to get under the cam lobe. Just make sure you get one that has the real small sizes with it.
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Re: Feeler gauge for Valves
30 Aug 2006 20:21
I bought a set at the local NAPA store and while it's primarily guaged in thousandths of an inch it does show the metric size as well. The set I bought had the smallest leaf at .002" which is also .051mm then it went up to .003, .004, etc.
I just did my valves on the 650B and it worked well. My compression discrepancy has largely disappeared as one valve was tight before.
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I just did my valves on the 650B and it worked well. My compression discrepancy has largely disappeared as one valve was tight before.
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Re: Feeler gauge for Valves
31 Aug 2006 03:03
see starrett metric stock, lower right
Four strips, 0.03, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.15mm will do the trick
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