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adjusting valves

Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:21:50 -0400
To : virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx
From : Dave Cramer <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject : adjusting valves
I'm the one that ended up with the cams from Flaash, (Mike Hall sold
them to me) 

Anyways, the bike is running well, but I can't seem to keep the valves
adjusted, adjusted them nice and tight, went for a 100 mile ride today
and by the time I got back they were loose again.

Now I'm suspecting that either the cams weren't hardened, or that I need
to put hardened rockers in?

One thing I did notice is that when the rockers are where you adjust
them there is an angle between the rocker and the top of the valve, as
opposed to being flat. This means that there is a very small surface
hitting the valve when the rocker begins to close, think this could be
the problem ?

Any one care to offer an opinion?


Dave 
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Dave Cramer <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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