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Posted: **Sun Jul 04, 1999 12:08 am**

I have just done a valve clearance check on my S4 and the inlet valve
clearances are down around .0015 - .0025 instead of in the .005/.007
spec.
I probably did this myself when I rebuilt the engine in a remote area
and didn't have the correct shims or any way to grind them. Can anybody
tell me if there is any problem running them "tight" like this for road
use?
Nigel.

Posted: **Sun Jul 04, 1999 12:38 am**

It would be a good idea to borrow someone's shim assortment and fix it
before you run the engine any at all.
Good luck,
Tony

Posted: **Sun Jul 04, 1999 8:56 am**

In message <001901bec5b7$7f06ed40$9c1088cf@eltonclark>, Tony Clark
<[email protected]> writes

and the buckets the valves and .....Secondly you wil not be getting a
clean shot of fuel or gettig rid of the exhaust gasses properly due to
thevalves not opening fully.

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David Shiers

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 1999 5:41 am**

risk burning your valves, hitting pistons?
----- Original Message -----
From: Nigel T. Hill <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 5:08 PM
Subject: [lotuselan] Valve clearances