spitfires
[Top] [All Lists]

Valve Clearences - Speed

To: "spit list" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Valve Clearences - Speed
From: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 10:16:23 +0100
Hi, I just set the valve clearenced, being very strict to get the minimum
gap posible.

I found that I had no valve noise when the engin was cold, but it came back
when hot.  Do I need to be even stricter with the clearences?

The smoothness of idle went up drasticly, the vachume needel nolonger
wanders, although the vachume has gone down abit.

The car now revs much higher and smoother, but there seems to be much less
power.  So I did a test.

40MPH 4 gear foot to the floor to 60 took 10 seconds.  This dosent seem that
good to me, for a UK 1500 2SU's no emmissions.

What times should I be expecting!

James


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
  • Valve Clearences - Speed, James Carpenter <=