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Old 02-25-2017, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by blykins View Post
Did you check coil bind clearance while you had the heads off/apart?
Installed height is 1.8 - verified with micrometer.
Lift is .602 - verified with dial.

Coil bind for these springs is 1.080.
Installed height - lift at valve - 1/4 turn preload =
1.8 - 0.602 - 0.012 = 1.186.
1.186 - 1.080 = 0.094
So I have .094 coil gap. Right?
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