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Re: How to find the right valve springs...

Subject: Re: How to find the right valve springs...
by Dale1990 on 2010/7/31 19:46:32

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rklessdriver wrote:
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pr0zac wrote:
the bottom of the retainer where the spring rides is suppose to be flush with the top of the mic not down inside it. that is probably whats throwing your measurement off.

Absolutely correct.

Your spring retainer does not have a large enough OD to work on the mic correctly... It's fitting down in that "machined step" in the middle of the mic.... It should sit on the top edge.

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You could also meaure the depth of the machined step in the mic and subtract it from your 1.940 measurement.

Will

Thanks guys! That makes sense. I picked up a caliper (Harbor Freight to the rescue) and the step is 0.150" so that makes the height 1.790" then. Sound more reasonable?

On a tangent... odd that that machined step fit the cap so well it made sense that the cap should be in there rather than above on the top lip. I did double-check with the caliper and sho-nuff the scale is accurate to the top lip and not the inner step.

Stingray