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Cold Valve Lash Recommendation

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Cold Valve Lash Recommendation

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Butch Lawson
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My cam grinder recommends valve lash at .016 hot.  What would be a good starting place cold?  .020 be too much?  Thanks.



Butch Lawson

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With iron heads, set the cold valve lash 0.001-0.002” looser than target.   With aluminum heads set the cold valve lash 0.005-0.006” tighter than target.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)


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Thanks Ted.  I'll  start at about .018.



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