Practically Classics Forum

Update ! Shims fitted,tappets adjusted,now purring !

Aha, Shims ! All new valves , springs etc.,I think the answer is ....... shims. thank you fellas. I looked at the exploded diagram in the leyland manual which doesn't show any shims for the rocker pedestals,however after your replies I had a look in the Moss catalogue which shows rocker pedestal ...

Hi peeps, I've just head the cylinder head reconditioned. When I have refitted it the tappet gaps are none existant and there's not enough adjustment to create a gap. I've done numerous head gaskets and never encountered this prob before ! Any ideas ? Perhaps my numpty quotient has gone up without ...

Get an MGB GT,you know you want one !