Hot i used to set HOT in 8thou ex 10thou 76 deg cam with largest lash pads Heath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 23 September 2000 7:47 Subject: RE: Tappets I hate them and help!!!!!!-Terry+Brad > NAT, > > Familiar engine eh Brad, but I think it could have a 87.8mm bore and it will > be 1889cc which an old favourite of ours for the L18 block. I think Brad was > on the money, sounds like worn lash pads are the likely problem as your > adjustment technique is perfect. You could try doing them warm with whatever > specs that Datrally suggest (likely to be plus 2 thou cold spec) for the cam > and see if that helps. > > terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of natas katas > Sent: Saturday, 23 September 2000 5:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Tappets I hate them and help!!!!!!-Terry+Brad > > > > Terry, > It is a L18 bored to 1887mm with a big port head and a > hotish cam, Twin 45 webbers on a datrally manifold > which is match ported. Datsun Specials HM headers, 2 > 1/4 exhaust. EI dissy. And it runs on normal super. > And thats all I know. Sorry! I DO know it make 108Kw > at the rear wheels! I also know that power comes on at > 3300rpm approx and finishes at 7200 rpm approx. > I leave the car over nite before I adjust them so they > are always cold and I set them with the lobe pointing > up and then I loosen the lock nut slide the feeler > gauge in between the rocker arm and the cam and then > adjust the adjusting bolt until I obtain my clearence, > and then keep the feeler gauge in there and I then > tighten the locking nut and then check again with the > feeler gauge until it is perfect,- I repeat this as > many times until it is correct.The engine is about 4 > yrs old, but I have no idea as to stats on the engine > other then what I have already told you above, Sorry > about that. > Cherers NAT > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
