acotrel said:
It is something which can drop into the crank-cases and cause damage, so the guy who suggested using it can get more work.
No, I don't see how it or any part of it can drop into the crankcase. and just because I borrowed the term "Yahtzee" doesn't mean I subtly solicit service. You are thinking of someone else.
This was supposed to be an innocent and helpful thread with a little fun thrown in. A safe and simple thing to help hold the pushrods in place when installing the head of a Commando. I am sure others have done before, so what's the harm?
Ya know, you, being one of those fraction of a 1 percenter "racers", could better serve the forum by simply PM'ing each other rather than high jacking every other thread to arguing with each other to the point of exhaustion. Plying your crap only proves what snobs you all are. I can certainly count on one hand 99% of you.
Here is the most recent example:
acotrel said:
The need for slow capture of the valve train as the valve closes is something of which I became aware when I was a kid. However I've plotted the lift verses crank degrees for a few racing motors and have never detected it. I think it was common with BSA singles, to use a cam with a slow back off to stop the valve snapping shut too quickly, mainly to stop dropping valves. The early GP triumph cams were known to be valve droppers. however the E3134 cams were superb. If the cam is symmetrical a lot depends on the lift rate. In my short stroked 500cc Triumph, the cams took forever to open and close and the lift was not high. It would rev easily to 11,000 RPM. I only ever clipped a valve once.
Holy shit, the first sentence alone tells it all.
But you go on there and take your best shot. It's pete.v season. But remember, there is hell to pay in the crossfire.
I believe it is better to understand than to feel the need to be misunderstood, but unless every statement is clarified, it's easy to have your words misconstrued. Texting is a lot like that. As for what you said, although mildly cryptic, I surely understand. Even though you have mis-assumed, you say more than you know.
Not putting up with peoples bullshit seems to have given me a reputation and thanks in part to my own making, a predisposition to be taken the wrong way. Any how, most people get me, just not the ass holes.