Rocker Arms/valve adjustment - Revealing my frustration, ignorance and revelations & trusting you will not judge

Thu Jul 22 21:30:37 EDT 2021

You guys are a hoot and it pleases my senses to know I am not alone in my quandaries!

I send many thanks to all who replied to me directly and apologize this moment for having not replied as personally back to each of you. I did get all your kind and informative messages, Thanks so much.

So, when are we going riding?

Susan Q

P.S. RED & I got out for 50+ miles this afternoon – good ride, nice day, no humidity!

From: John Chevalaz <kb2loz at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 7:18 PM
To: Mac Kirkpatrick <drbeemer73 at gmail.com>
Cc: paairheads at casano.com; susan.quitzau at gmail.com
Subject: Re: Rocker Arms/valve adjustment - Revealing my frustration, ignorance and revelations & trusting you will not judge

Mac,

I have a micrometer and will do what u say so i can stop flipping out abt what is a real measurement or what is me thinking too much.

Recently we bought a Kawisaki Mule 700 cc that needed a valve measurement at 100 hrs.

Easy to get at the valves but again i returned to "am i doing it right"

I thought i did with the go . no go gauges.

But still festered over if it was correct.

Oh and i wipe all oil so as to get a good feel.

Bottom line is a friend said they were a o k.

But I'll do the micrometer.

FYI I have a nice one from sears that was cheap.

Also have the one from Todd Byrum that was won at a Tent Float.

Although plastic and hard on the eyes, its somwhat reliable.

over and out

John C KB2LOZ

On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 4:32:24 PM EDT, Mac Kirkpatrick <drbeemer73 at gmail.com <mailto:drbeemer73 at gmail.com> > wrote: 

Hi Susan, congratulations on all you have learned and your success. 

A suggestion:

To find out how a feeler gauge should “feel”when it is pulled thru, take a micrometer and set it for, say 10 thousandths. Then take the same size feeler gauge and pull it by the micrometer. 

That is how it should feel when setting valves. 

BTW any size will work. 

And I can’t trim this thread, sorry. 

Mac Kirkpatrick 

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 11:51 John Chevalaz via PAAirheads <paairheads at casano.com <mailto:paairheads at casano.com> > wrote:

congratulation, you are now "one with the valves".

and in 2 hours.

you can never be to ocd / hypervigilant / whatever in working on your bike.

the next time will be that much easier and or when u attend another airhead event you can discuss what u learned.

hve fun and ride safe

john in the valley

On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 11:58:57 AM EDT, susan.quitzau at gmail.com <mailto:susan.quitzau at gmail.com>  <susan.quitzau at gmail.com <mailto:susan.quitzau at gmail.com> > wrote: 

Disclaimer: The following may make you laugh or shake your head or simply fill up your time…

Thanks to all your help,….

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