[SEL] valve spanner wrenches

[JIM KIRKES]

Hi Ron,

I was thinking of one of the flathead inline engines where 
the tappets were below and under the manifolds.  I forgot to 
add that there also needed to
be a mirror hung on someplace and a light bulb to burn your 
hand on.

Jim

Jim and Diane Kirkes
Hemet, California U.S.A.
jd.kirkes at verizon.net
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Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] valve spanner wrenches



Hi Jim,
Not only did it take a little practice to keep everything in 
hand and under
control, you did all this with the engine running.  My 1937 
Chevrolet certainly
did run better after I adjusted the valves.  I only wish I 
had had a timing
light and didn't have to adjust timing by ear.

Ron Carroll
Nokesville, Virginia USA



In a message dated 12/5/2007 2:28:37 PM Eastern Standard 
Time,
jd.kirkes at verizon.net writes:

I agree witrh brent, in the US they would have been called
tappet wrenches.  Long slender open end wreches.  It took
three of these to make the addjustment, one for the jam nuts
and one fro the tappet it's self.  Holding all three
wrenches along with a feeler gauge took a lot of patience
and dexterity.

Jim

Jim and Diane Kirkes
Hemet, CA
jd.kirkes at verizon.net