Soupbox660 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) This past saturday night, me and some friends were making plans to go ride this week sometime. So we work on my friend's (lastlegwarrior) Banshee and get it ready to go again. Then I decide I will do some work on my Raptor. So we replace the sparkplug, fuel line, clean the K&N, and the super gross air box. Then we decide to check the valves. We left the feeler gauges at my friend's house. So we go to town to buy some and can't find any in my amazingly crappy hometown. Well I have O"-1" micrometer. So I'm like, well lets measure something that is .005". Now I always knew that .005" was small, but I didn't realize it was the thickness of a piece of paper. So, needless to say, I checked my valves with a piece of notebook paper. But hey it worked. And it runs great again. LOL Just thought you guys might enjoy this story of mechanical genius by me. Edited November 21, 2005 by Soupbox660 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02bluemxshee Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) hmm I hope your micrometer wasnt crushing the paper otherwise your going to have an expensive repair bill Edited November 21, 2005 by 02bluemxshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 valves?? ahh hell with them things. mine been checked once in 2 years of hard riding on the 450..still runs good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupbox660 Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 LOL!!! Yeah Valves aren't important. They are just silly. I actually went and got feeler gauges the next morning. Found out I didn't need to adjust them. Of course. But hey, I ended up changing my spark plug. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboy Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 most paper is actually .004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupbox660 Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 LOL! Thats just silly. Makes me want to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trail rider Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 wait a tick.... are we talking about the play in the rocker arms? well if we are, my feeler gauge is in my fingers. all i do is check to see if they have a very small about of give..ya know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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