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Valve gap still not in spec after shim swap
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Really kinda Z1 "Engine Maintenance Tune Up" 101 in my honest opinion.
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missionkz wrote: This is the reason you should always have a very thin 2.00 to 2.20 shim in your parts bag so you can stick a KNOWN thin shim thickness in place of those that have zero gap.... measure the too wide of a gap with the thin shim, look at your chart, then decide what shim is needed to get the gap at around .002"-.004".
Really kinda Z1 "Engine Maintenance Tune Up" 101 in my honest opinion.
Isn't .002 or .004 too small of a gap though?
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swest wrote: No, that's the low end.
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I'm measuring in mm though
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swest wrote: Set them as per your manual.
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Which is .08-.18MM
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