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Jedi Knight
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I tried to do a valve clearance adjustment last night, and ended up getting the clearance too loose. Barney Gaylord of mgaguru.com responded to my question on how to do it properly with an interesting, and potentially time-saving idea.
He said that the clearance can be adjusted according to the rule of nine as long as one of the valves in the equation is partially open. Then, to adjust the closed one, loosen the jamb nut, rotate the pushrod and tighten the adjusting screw until the pushrod won't turn anymore, then back the adjusting screw off a quarter turn. He said this gives a very near .015 clearance, then tighten the jamb nut.
His website sounds like this is a rough but serviceable method, but the email he sent was of the tone that this would work very well for an MGB engine.
Has anyone tried this for themselves, and would it work if the engine is still warm? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you,
He said that the clearance can be adjusted according to the rule of nine as long as one of the valves in the equation is partially open. Then, to adjust the closed one, loosen the jamb nut, rotate the pushrod and tighten the adjusting screw until the pushrod won't turn anymore, then back the adjusting screw off a quarter turn. He said this gives a very near .015 clearance, then tighten the jamb nut.
His website sounds like this is a rough but serviceable method, but the email he sent was of the tone that this would work very well for an MGB engine.
Has anyone tried this for themselves, and would it work if the engine is still warm? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you,