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Feeler gauge

06 Nov 2018 12:31
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I have a feeler gauge bought local shop, I think it`s for car, I need to use two gauge on top each other some times to get correct tightness.

Do you know about a place I can order a one who is good for checking valve clearness on Kawasaki engines ?
1981 KZ650-D4, with 1981 z750L engine (Wiensco 810 big bore).

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Re: Feeler gauge

06 Nov 2018 13:16
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Try these people. Cheap and cheerful.
www.louis.eu/artikel/feeler-gauge-9-blade-0-04-0-3-mm/10003975
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Re: Feeler gauge

06 Nov 2018 14:53
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I bought one from NAPA for less than $10.
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Re: Feeler gauge

06 Nov 2018 15:12 - 06 Nov 2018 15:14
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I bought these feeler gauges

www.woembi.de/Fuehlerlehre-003-010-8-Blatt

8 blades in 1/100 mm steps from 0,03 mm/0,04 mm/0,05 mm/0,06 mm/0,07 mm/0,08 mm/0,09 mm/0,10 mm for 3,50 Euro

and

www.woembi.de/Fuehlerlehre-003-025-9-Blatt

9 blades with this thickness stepping 0,03 mm/0,05 mm/0,08 mm/0,10 mm/0,13 mm/0,15 mm/0,18 mm/0,20 mm/0,25 mm for 4 Euro
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Re: Feeler gauge

07 Nov 2018 00:44
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davido wrote: Try these people. Cheap and cheerful.
www.louis.eu/artikel/feeler-gauge-9-blade-0-04-0-3-mm/10003975

Thank you, I have purchase these one now !

Thank you all for inputs !
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Re: Feeler gauge

12 Nov 2018 11:28
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I received the feeling gauge today, but these also have some gap ?
It jumps between 10 and 20, how can I measure where I`m between ?
For my engine the tolerance is 0.10 - 0.15, so I want to be close to 0,15mm ?


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Re: Feeler gauge

12 Nov 2018 11:41
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Put the 10 and the 5 together,or is this a trick question?
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Re: Feeler gauge

12 Nov 2018 11:46
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hehe

That is what I have done before also, but thought it was a bad solution 10+5 = 20 + X (since you adding two blade together = 17 ?
Oil between the blade give some extra thickness ?
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Re: Feeler gauge

12 Nov 2018 15:03 - 12 Nov 2018 15:07
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www.woembi.de/Fuehlerlehre-003-025-9-Blatt

9 blades with this thickness stepping 0,03 mm/0,05 mm/0,08 mm/0,10 mm/0,13 mm/0,15 mm/0,18 mm/0,20 mm/0,25 mm for 4 Euro

As i say before, I bought two sets with different steppings in case of not must adding two feeler gauge blades together to work like one feeler gauge blade only!!!
My 1975 Z 1 B 900 Project

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Re: Feeler gauge

12 Nov 2018 22:19
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Scirocco wrote: www.woembi.de/Fuehlerlehre-003-025-9-Blatt

9 blades with this thickness stepping 0,03 mm/0,05 mm/0,08 mm/0,10 mm/0,13 mm/0,15 mm/0,18 mm/0,20 mm/0,25 mm for 4 Euro

As i say before, I bought two sets with different steppings in case of not must adding two feeler gauge blades together to work like one feeler gauge blade only!!!

They are not shipping to Norway :(
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Re: Feeler gauge

12 Nov 2018 23:43
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PM me your shipping info and Santa Claus will do the rest.......
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Re: Feeler gauge

13 Nov 2018 08:43
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gordone wrote: Oil between the blade give some extra thickness ?

I always felt this to be the case too. It would be easy enough to check with a caliper or micrometer, but I never have. Whatever it might be, it would be trivial.

Wiping the feeler gauge blades clean is a must. Debris can also be stuck with the oil.

But, yes, it would be best to use the proper thickness, assuming it is the proper thickness to begin with.
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