tappet adjustment

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timetraveller
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tappet adjustment

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could someone tell me the tappet adjustment feeler gauge sizes in mm and thou's please

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bmcecosse
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Re: tappet adjustment

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Don't do 'metric' - but inlets are best set at 12 thou and exhausts at 15 thou. There are 40 thou in a millimetre (near enough) so I leave you to do the Math!
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Re: tappet adjustment

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Going by the Leyland Minor Workshop manual 12 thou = 0.305 mm

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