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Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:15 pmby Mousehouse1
What is the easiest way to adjust your valve while testing it? I made a fixture but I don't know how accurate it is going to be.
How do you determine what the valve lift is? I guess the valve lift is in thousandths of an inch? Will any dial indicator work to determine this?
Posted:
Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:34 pmby larrycavan
Hi Martin,
How goes the new bench?
Here's a link to some pics that will help you get some ideas on valve opening fixtures.
Posted:
Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:50 pmby Unkl Ian
A cheapo dial indicator will measure lift.
Adjustment can be done with a threaded rod.
Posted:
Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:38 pmby 86rocco
Any thoughts on a fixture for a multi-valve head?
Posted:
Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:48 pmby larrycavan
With bikes, there are several different valve actuation methods in use for 4V heads. I have a 3 different ones I made up. It depends on rocker vs bucket.
Posted:
Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:47 pmby 86rocco
Do you have any pictures of your fixtures? I'm most interested in the bucket type.
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Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:41 pmby larrycavan
I'll take one when I go to the shop. I'll post a sketch for now.
This is what I devised for a Suzuki LTZ400 head.
The problem to be overcome was there was a center cam journal support between the buckets. I used a think flat piece of aluminum, drilled two holes for 5mm screws to thread into it. The screws do the pushing on the buckets. My dial indicator fixture is built so that I have T handle adjuster that pushes down on the top of the indicator rod and the bottom of the rod pushes on a 6mm bolt that I modified. That 6mm bolt pushed on the thin aluminum plate. Hope that makes sense.
Larry
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:56 amby wing64k
Hey Guys,I'm looking for info on port area formulas,I know it's here on the board somewhere but can't find it.
Thanks Dean