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  1. Eng Refresh 08

    by , 21-02-2014 at 10:36 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Before backing off the valve clearance adjuster,
    I always check the current clearance.

    On this engine, I was quite surprised to see imbalance of
    compression data between the cyl on such low mileage and
    late model NSX so decided to measure the existing clearance
    even more carefully.

    #1 IN: 0.19mm, 0.19mm just at the limit
    #1 EXH: 0.21mm, 0.21mm just at the limit

    #2 IN: 0.16mm, below 0.15mm too tight
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  2. Eng Refresh 04

    by , 31-08-2013 at 03:55 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)







    Usual seepage from the cam shaft disc seal.



    I don’t like these black liquid gasket used in UK especially
    when they were not applied properly or
    excess amount not cleaned afterwards.
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