which works better, setting the valves on a hot or cold engine?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Hanlon, Bill
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 6:43 AM
> To: Pat Cossey; Rob & Margie J.; old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com;
> _Oletrucks
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] adjusting valves-cold
>
>
> How many teeth per inch on the blade?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Cossey [mailto:ccossey@seark.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:05 PM
> To: Rob & Margie J.; old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com; _Oletrucks
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] adjusting valves-cold
>
>
> Now you can take this any way you want BUT back in the day, i
> used a hacksaw
> blade to set the valves on a hot eng. worked for Me.!!
>
> Pat 67 SS
> (never burnt a valve)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob & Margie J." <rjjmsj@charter.net>
> To: <old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>; "_Oletrucks"
> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 7:39 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] adjusting valves-cold
>
>
> > I have the details on setting the valves (ie. the order and
> which to do at
> > which time), so I know more or less HOW to do it, but
> everything I've
> found
> > only gives the "hot" settings. .008/.018. The manual says
> that the cold
> > settings can vary as much as .005", and since I am trying
> to get in the
> > "ballpark" with a cold engine, how do I get in that
> ballpark? I assume I
> want
> > my valves a bit too loose, rather than a bit too tight, so
> that I can get
> it
> > hot, and then set them to the final setting...so, what
> would be the right
> > setting to start with? Tighter or looser than the hot
> settings? Seems
> looser
> > is the right answer, as when everything heats up, the metal
> should all
> expand,
> > thereby reducing the gap...but just HOW much is too loose,
> and how much is
> not
> > loose enough?
> >
> > Rob
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between
> 1941 and 1959
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