In a message dated 11/1/00 11:39:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mporter@zianet.com writes:
<< Rocker ratio is not figured into the calculation. Think of it this
way--when one presses the pushrod end of the rocker against the top of
the pushrod, it cannot move. >>
That's true if the adjuster is on the valve side. If a engine has the
adjuster in the push rod side, rocker ratio is a factor.
On engines with mushroomed valve tips I use a dial indicator resting on top
of the rocker arm, valve side.
Harold Hunt
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