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Old 06-20-2008, 10:29 AM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by rgnprof View Post
I am going to look for a 2 inch gauge this morning...

But, once I get a 'preload' - anywhere less than 3mm - I reset the needle to 0 by turning the gauge around, right? Then when do I know the valve has traveled 2mm?

I tried the preload and the needle went around counter clockwise - needless to say - I'm not getting this...!

ryan
When the gauge is reset to zero and the valve begins to move, the needle will start to rotate (should be counter-clockwise). 2mm is .080". Stop and read the crankshaft numbers when the pointer moves by .080" (needle should be pointing at "20")

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