Dialling in Cams

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ITA124
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Dialling in Cams

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example 40/80 cams 280 deg @ 50 thou

Do you set the clearance to 50 thou dial in cam and readjust cam to recommended clearance

or

Set cam to recommended clearance and dial in cams

I do the latter
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Re: Dialling in Cams

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Before the fellow came over to degree in my cams, I set the clearances to spec.
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Re: Dialling in Cams

Post by BEEK »

honestly to find the centerline of a camshaft, you do not have to set the valve adjustment to .050, you are measuring the center line, not the beginning and the ending of the event
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