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Subject: RE: consensus on valve lash setting

Author: Charlie Mullendore

Date: Aug 24, 2003, 7:18 AM

Post ID: 1714265178


Hi Allan,
When you have the rockers out to retorque the heads, check the tip of
them where they contact the valve stem. Many times this area becomes
"dished" out from wear and when you check the clearances with a
conventional blade type feeler guage the reading is inaccurate (the wide
blade is bridging the dished area). If this is the case, you can use a
wire type feeler guage to set them more accurately. Or I guess you could
get a cheap set and cut the .006" and .010" blades to just a bit
narrower than the valve stem diameter. Cheers,

Charlie.

Allan Johnson wrote:
 
Thanks for the info guys. I will try it both ways while keeping an eye
on
the valves. I just installed a pair of new jugs and pistons so I will be
in
the engine a couple of times to torque the head bolts. how many miles
does
it take to break in the niskel cylinders?


----- Original Message -----
From: "andy hill" <alh-@adelphia.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: consensus on valve lash setting


 ahem-
eldorado? 6thousandths intake, and 10 on the exhaust. try it. you'll
like
 it.
andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "greg barratt" <gr-@tonedeaftouring.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: consensus on valve lash setting


 i run .15 and .25 and they're noisy as hell...but it runs strong - so i
guess that's the draw back..i'm prety used to the ticking noise..




----- Original Message -----
From: "Helge Christensen" <hel-@hoeybye.dk>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 5:28 PM
Subject: RE: consensus on valve lash setting


 Hi Allan

Don't use tighter settings. Chances are burnt valves.
The workshop manual for Eldorado and police models says:
Normal rocker clearence (cold engine):
- inlet 0.15mm
- outlet 0.25mm

It's the same on my Ambo. I've just adjusted mine, and the PO had them
set far to tight, the bike was running very bad unless it ran with
choke
 
 
 lever activated all the time. Now it's running smoothly as its
supposed
 
 
 to.

Kind regards
Helge H.

Allan Johnson wrote:
 
What is the valve lash for an eldorado, the Chiltons says .15mm
intake
 
 and .25mm exaust. Does anyone use a tighter setting?

Allan
72 Eldo
Columbus, GA

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