I still don't know which you think is better: the GB or Pauter setups..... Do you want the Pauter because its less expensive than the GeneBerg or does it have some advantage? >From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM> > >In a message dated 8/30/00 11:46:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >derekdrew@rcn.com writes: > ><< When rocker arms are properly designed to not wipe against the > > valve stem (such as ours are) there is never a need for a roller tip. > >> > >Even the stock adjusting screws wear the tips out and have side loading of >the valve. This wear is not immediate but over time new adjusting screws >are >needed as they wear out. > >With the slider style you need to have a hardened tip cap to keep it from >wearing. > >With the swivel tips the tip and adjusting screw wear is greatly >diminished. > >The roller style further reduces tip wear. > >Robert _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. |
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