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- From: mchaffee@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Rockville)
- Subject: Re: Hydraulic Valve Adjuster, What Are?
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- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 03:23:26 GMT
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- Karl Nordstrom <KXN2@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
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- >What are hydraulic valve adjuster in a DOHC engine?
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- In any engine that has them, the hydraulic adjusters reside at some point in
- the linkage between cam and valve. The adjusters are basically little
- cylinders containing little pistons that are expanded by engine oil pressure.
- As the valve train and valve seats wear, the adjusters expand or contract
- to compensate for this wear and keep the valve clearances at the proper level.
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