From: | Bill Klein | e-mail: | wmgkle@swbell.net |
Subject: | RE: Next problem - A Short Valve! | Date: | Tue Aug 7 09:32:21 2012 |
Response to: | 4224 |
We have the valves, springs and copper rings at our website, www.hendersonmotorcycleparts.com . Bill Klein ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- After spotting the broken intake valve spring, I found something else amiss - intake valve #4 is 1/8" shorter than the other three. Yes, the others are 3-1/2" tall, but this one is only 3-3/8. All valves are marked Thompson W.B. Did someone years ago just use a wrong valve? Could there be a reason for this? My only thought on this would be the guide is oversize and the short valve was available with an oversize stem? Just a conjecture before I dig further. Another question. The intake manifold has KJ-1722 stamped on the top of the carb horn. On the bottom is a large "X". Does everyone have an X on theirs? Does the X have any significance? Thanks, Dave Hennessey |