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Old June 14th, 2016, 05:31 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by sabre al View Post
hi folks sabre-al here. just thinking as a machinist, why not lap the required amount from each valve shim instead of buying more. two parallels and some valve grinding compound should not take long to remove .005 - .007" from your existing shims as needed. chime in with your thoughts.
Just speaking as a non-machinist.

I wouldn't go through the trouble of lapping the shims because I don't have the equipment to do so. For the small price of the shims it isn't worth the hassle.

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