[DeTomaso] Valve Lash Adjusting Tool

[Will Kooiman]

Same here.  I like cool tools, but I don't think I would use this one.

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> On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:53 AM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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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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