DIY Valve Wrench & Mathematical Gap Trick
by: JerryScript - Oct 6, 2013 2:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by JerryScript on Oct 6, 2013 2:06:12 GMT -5
Just saw this video with a couple of neat tricks for adjusting your valves. First trick is using a screw with a square drive slot that fits the valve adjusting screw perfectly. Second trick is based on the mathematics of the screw threads, showing how far to turn the valve adjusting screw to achieve the correct gap.
I personally will still be using my feeler gauge to be certain I'm on the money, but it's still a neat trick using mathematics.
As for the screw with a square slot, I would use a bolt rather than a wood screw, and put small piece of metal on it as a handle held in place by two nuts. Here's a mockup:
I personally will still be using my feeler gauge to be certain I'm on the money, but it's still a neat trick using mathematics.
As for the screw with a square slot, I would use a bolt rather than a wood screw, and put small piece of metal on it as a handle held in place by two nuts. Here's a mockup:
