Date:         Sat, 2 Sep 2000 20:16:03 PDT
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: High Ratio Rockers
Comments: To: Wolfvan88@AOL.COM
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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

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