> A related question...
> What is the best way to check valve/piston clearance? Really needs to be
> done when the head is all set up and torqued down but then there is no access.
> I'm interested in changing to the higher lift roller rockers that are
> available but do not want to mess with the (balanced) lower end. Certainly
> would like to determine the clearance before ordering.
One method that was suggested to me was to put some clay on top of a
piston, bolt on the head, crank the engine over by hand and then remove
the head. You can then measure the thickness of the compressed clay
above the impressions of the valves.
Roland
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