David, I've only had abnormal cam'follower wear failure on race engines once. That was the result of ignorant-me tying to run cams with lift rates that were...
I’m wondering if there is a way to tell if valves have been floating, besides bent valves and shiny spots (or worse) on pistons. I’ve been told that the...
Derek C, There is float and there is FLOAT but other than confirmation with a Spin-Tron, marks on pistons, opposing valves, proximal surfaces of valve spring ...
Kenny, I had thought that unless a valve train was specifically designed for it, you don’t want any float at all. Can you tell if there was float by how much...
... Hans; I guessed it was cast iron in the form of Ductile which I know some call cast steel. It is an exact match for the original stock cam, so I assume it...
... Thanks Greg; Even though this is a stock set up, I need to look at the contact point too. With this bike it is very out in the open and easy to see, so...
Derek C, Honda usually does their homework so the rev limiter should have handled the float threshold if the springs haven't sacked out after decades of...
Oops, tab key/senior moments again. Anyway, the NASTYCAR designed float is hard to describe and must have taken tens of millions of dollars to develop so ...
Hi David, ... Don't bother, the worst work was cleaning the engine from debris :-) The cam was built by myself, and the rockers are repaired by grinding off...
David, another thing you can do to prime the engine is before starting it (in the bike) remove the plugs and engage low gear and push it around until you see...
... Thanks Michael; The note about the mystery steel is very interesting as the Megacycle folks would have lots of experience with that sort of issue. David...
... There is always arguments over what oil to use, the next hottest subject to get into an argument over is whether to use a "pre-lube" during assembly. The...
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... Ian; I do love a heated discussion as long as it sheds a few grains on knowledge on the subject. I usually do not participate myself, but I love to...
While at a bookstore yesterday I looked through a magazine devoted to the original Minis. One item I found interesting is that someone offers a conversion kit...
... There was a pretty good article on that in a recent Classic Motorsports magazine as well. I'm pretty sure it was Classic Motorsports, though it could have...
Cooper S models had the 11 stud head. the extra 2 studs were placed at either end of the block, half way across the head (12G940 heads had the option to bore...
... devoted to the original Minis Heres what a company near here does to the old Mini: http://www.superfastminis.com/products/bbribro7.JPG And of course,...
GeronimoPFudgemuffin@... Mon, 5 Feb 2007 08:28:02 ... Found it http://www.zcars.org.uk/index.htm Mini Shell, M/C Engine all the way up to a 'Busa. This...
Kenny, As I said, the 600 has no evidence of float except for the fact that the keepers crack loose instead of disengaging smoothly upon disassembly. I’m ...
This valve float discussion is very interesting to me. I'm very glad to have found this group. I have been wondering lately how you go about determining valve...
Me too. I race historics here in Australia. I've only ever used 'rule of thumb' and 'well, this worked ok and this, so I'll use this on the new one...." I...
Michael, Other than what someone else has used successfully, it is probably a crap shoot. Are you using stock weight rockers, stock or larger valves, Ti or ...
Riding my ECO from North Carolina to Boston Mass (777 miles) was great fun last weekend, feezing temps the whole way and two snow storms with icy roads. There...
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