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02-14-2020, 12:35 PM | #1 |
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Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
Please find attached for your entertainment my latest video featuring the Crusty Flatty.
It's beginning to start to come together. I check the cam, scare up some lifters and then tackle the tricky job of setting valve lash. These are non adjustable lifters and with the deep cleanup cuts on the seats I have to trim the ends of the valves quite a lot. This is getting to be a dying skill, and once again I'm more or less self teaching and going from first principles. I must stress I'm not an expert and offer this for entertainment only. I do share some little insights though that may help you if undertaking a similar task. The last part was previously published so you may have seen it before. Thanks for watching. Mart. https://youtu.be/u2dDqNZxCmA |
02-14-2020, 03:19 PM | #2 |
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Re: Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
Thanks for the vlog Mart! I like the way you figure things out.
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02-14-2020, 05:04 PM | #3 |
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Re: Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
I started watching your video Mart and I notice you have the valves in wrong. The dished valves are intakes. The exhaust are flat and they are a harder material.
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02-14-2020, 05:54 PM | #4 |
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Oh no Jack, that could be a disaster. Are you absolutely sure? I might struggle to get 8 more flat valves. I did notice that the dished ones were not marked EX where some of the others are marked like that.
I based my decision on using them on the fact that they were removed from a 59A block from the exhaust valve positions. You can see them on the "Prepare the stunt block" video. Whoever built that motor, back in the 50s put those valves in the exhaust locations. Before I pull them all back out, can I get a second opinion? So, can anyone else either confirm the dished ones are definitely inlet only, or are there some exhausts that are dished? Are there particular markings that can be checked? It was a lot of work setting those valves. I will redo them if necessary, but if it's only a maybe rather than a definite then I'd rather leave them. So can anyone offer further advice on this? Thanks, Flatjack for the heads up. Mart. |
02-14-2020, 07:04 PM | #5 |
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Re: Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
Mart,at least some aftermarket valves are dished both intake and exhaust. They are made of suitable material for exhaust use and sold to use in either position. Mine came from SBI just a few months ago and were offered in this way.
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02-14-2020, 09:39 PM | #6 |
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02-15-2020, 12:58 AM | #7 |
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Re: Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
Everything I ever heard was what flatjack9 said.
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02-15-2020, 06:55 AM | #8 |
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Re: Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
Just took a 38 21 stud apart ,don’t believe the valve train had ever been out and all the valves were flat
Was the dished out valves a later thing?
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02-15-2020, 07:09 AM | #9 |
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Going out to have a good look at the valves now.
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02-15-2020, 11:03 AM | #10 |
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Re: Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
As noted, a magnet will verify. It won't be attracted to exhaust valves. I have seen after market dished valves suitable for exhaust, but not stock Ford.
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02-15-2020, 12:09 PM | #11 |
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From Solihull to Oskosh.....could you feel Jack looking over your shoulder ?
Mart did you mike the center cam journal for excess wear...that journal takes a beating. New cam bearings or go with originals, it's an oil pressure thing. You are becoming a sage in the truest sense of the word.....your opening " Hello " is priceless. Every moment is as good as it gets. Charlie ny |
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Mart, I really like your videos. Just as an FYI I pulled this info from a ford manual. The sequence may be easier on an engine with the bottom end assembled.
When these valves are open.------------Adjust these valves 4EX 1IN-----------------------------------3EX 8IN 6IN 7EX 3IN 2EX 3EX 4IN-----------------------------------1EX 7IN 5EX 2IN 4EX 1IN 1EX 7IN-----------------------------------8EX 5IN 6EX 4IN Gap spec'ed in this manual: Intake .010-.012 Exhaust .014-.016 I have a 38 - 41 221 CI tin sleeved engine with an Isky 77B cam on my stand now. I used the sequence above to check the valve lash.
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02-15-2020, 02:16 PM | #13 |
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This is great stuff!
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02-15-2020, 03:45 PM | #18 |
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Might be something unique to the mushroom valves. All the 8BA intake valves I have are dished and they are magnetic. I'll have to dig out some mushroom valves and check them.
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02-15-2020, 03:57 PM | #19 |
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Re: Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
I had to run out and check my current engine project with a magnet!
A C8BA, all valves are dished, the intakes are shiny with no magnet attraction at all (stainless?) the exhausts have a slight magnetization.
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Re: Flathead Friday: Cam, Lifters and Valve Lash. Progress!
Ever see this video? An interesting tool for adjusting valves;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Eroi-fQ9Q
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