[DeTomaso] Valve Lash Adjusting Tool

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I would say no, this tool doesn't really do anything for you that you
aren't already doing with an allen wrench and a box end wrench, except
combine the two into one assembly that sits higher off the rocker.  That
alone may make it more "convenient" but the process remains the same. 
The wrench on this tool does not "lock" the allen driver to the wrench
in any way, it's left free to turn, so you're still turning one, then
turning the other.

Yes, I think adjusting valve lash is a bit of an art.  And yes, I too
have to turn the allen lock down and -then- give the adjusting nut
another 1/16 or 1/8 turn to really lock it.  That typically means you
want to be backed-off that little bit just prior to locking down the
allen lock.

Asa  Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 9/28/2014 5:09 AM, Charles McCall wrote:
>    Has anyone used a tool like this to set their valve lash with solid
>    lifters?
>    [1]http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMP-CAMS-3-16-Valve-Lash-adjuster-wrench-to
>    ol-5304-full-bore-/361063973727?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&h
>    ash=item541117035f&vxp=mtr
>    A
>    Can you tighten down the rockers sufficiently using the allen wrench
>    without tightening the nut that sets lash? Currently, in order to
>    tigthen the center allen bolt I need to tighten the surrounding nut as
>    well. Despite having lived with this engine for 14 years now, I've
>    never gotten the trick of doing this on the first shot and inevitably
>    have to loosen and tighten several times before I can get the lash to
>    be where I want it.
>    A
>    This tool would allow me to set EXACTLY the desired lash, if just
>    tightening the allen bolt is sufficient to hold everythingin place...
>    A
>    Thanks!
>
> References
>
>    1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMP-CAMS-3-16-Valve-Lash-adjuster-wrench-tool-5304-full-bore-/361063973727?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item541117035f&vxp=mtr
>
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