[email protected] (Dave Williams)
fordnatics  19 Nov 1996
- It's amazing how many companies want to sell you stuff, but don't know 
  anything about what they're selling.  I've now invested an hour and $20 in 
  phone calls researching lash caps.  I had no idea it was going to turn into 
  a major project. 
- Half the places had no idea how thick their caps were, but offered to 
  measure them while I waited.  Some motors not too long ago used varying 
  thickness caps to adjust valve clearances; I thought they were still used 
  nowadays to dial in valvetrain geometry if you were using one piece pushrods 
  or something.  Oh, no.  The Curse of Dave strikes again... 
- I can't possibly have been the first one to go through this routine, but 
  apparently nobody has seen fit to post the results.  So here is some Secret 
  Engine Builder Lore: 
- lash caps for 11/32 stems:
    Sig Erson:      .080  ($35/16 from ASAP)
    Chet Herbert:   .050  ($26/16 direct)
    Wolverine:      .062  (p/n WG-112, sold each)
    Comp:           .080
    Crane:          .060
    Clay Smith:     .080
    Crower:         .050
    Engle:          doesn't carry
    Lunati:         .060
    Reed:           answering machine
    Ultradyne:      .060
    Web-Cam:        bad number
    Racer Brown:    bad number
    Norris:         .080
    Iskenderian:    bad number
    Jones:          answering machine
    Elgin Ind:      doesn't carry
    Howards:        answering machine