Bill
You've forced me to shake the cobwebs out. As I recall, the
short button ( I used roller version) was too short. I epoxied a thin
piece of metal to the inside of the timing cover to make up the
difference & reinforce the tin. I used clay to measure clearance.
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:05:48 -0500, Bill Lessenberry
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>
> >Thanks for your reply. In any event, how did you determine end play? Did
> >you just put it together and see that the button was too long, and then
> >revert to Comp Cams Tech, and then to the shorter button? How then did you
> >verify the correctness of that button?
>
> If you have installed the plug in the block that goes behind the cam, take
> it out. Set up a dial indicator on the back of the block, install the cam
> & chain, use a screwdriver to GENTLY move the cam forward and back by
> prying on a cam lobe through a lifter hole & get your reading. Bo Laws
> makes a cover with a hole in the front that you can put the indicator stem
> through. You could possibly do the same thing by drilling and tapping a
> hole in your cover. Do your measuring, then screw in a small allen head
> grub screw with sealer on it.
>
> Hope this helped you.
>
> BL
>
>
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Rick Schaefer
