Valve Shim Rant and question?!
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Valve Shim Rant and question?!
Ok, so i just checked my valve clearance today for the first time at 21,000 miles...My exhaust clearance was dead on perfect, but all of my intake valves had about half the clearance of the spec.(.003-.004 versus .008 optimal)
So i looked to see how much each new shim would cost thinking maybe $2 a piece. In case you havent seen a valve shim before, its about 1/4 in diameter, and roughly 2mm thick...
$5 to $8 ?!?!?! You freaking kidding me?!?
Thats just nuts...
Ok rant over, now a question.
Would a clearance that much below spec make my upper engine case noisy-er than normal? I would think that too large of a clearance would make it noisier.
So i looked to see how much each new shim would cost thinking maybe $2 a piece. In case you havent seen a valve shim before, its about 1/4 in diameter, and roughly 2mm thick...
$5 to $8 ?!?!?! You freaking kidding me?!?
Thats just nuts...
Ok rant over, now a question.
Would a clearance that much below spec make my upper engine case noisy-er than normal? I would think that too large of a clearance would make it noisier.
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