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Offline lsampson

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Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« on: April 02, 2013, 03:09:40 PM »
Another Dumb Question, For The Over Closing Valves Mod, It Says To Use A Ball Bearing, But I Cannot FinD One. I Did Find A  B.B. That Is Perfect Size. It Is Made Of Zinc Coated Steel. Will The B.B Be Tough Enough To Take The Pounding Of The Exhaust Rail Hitting It all The Time?  Thoughts? ThankYou.
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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2013, 03:16:15 PM »
No question is a dumb question. I would think it would be just fine, but not 100% sure. I'm sure someone that really knows will chime in.  You can buy a bolt on here that's the extra length. Kawrider made them. Although he hasn't been on the site for a long time so maybe someone else here makes em?

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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2013, 03:45:53 PM »
thanks Again bilger. I could Probably Make A Bolt, But If One Is Available Hopefully Someone Chimes In!
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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2013, 04:17:40 AM »
problem solved. I used a bolt from NAPA that fit perfectly. It was an oil drain plug for a car.
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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2013, 10:13:51 AM »
to answer your original question, a bb would probably work. I did this years ago with a ball from one of the smaal bearings on the Kips governor, it is captive so can't go anywhere.
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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2013, 10:18:34 AM »
they are easy to make.. I made usmc500's in a few minnutes..  (takes longer to put it in the lathe than it does to cut it)....


if there was more demand for em. Id do a run of them..

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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2013, 10:33:29 AM »
absolutely easy to make, he'd asked about the bb and I related my story, I think he said he found an oil drain plug that was configured correctly, that would be interesting, for those without a lathe to be able to run down to NAPA and buy this drain plug, everybody has a NAPA
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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2013, 10:39:42 AM »
absolutely easy to make, he'd asked about the bb and I related my story, I think he said he found an oil drain plug that was configured correctly, that would be interesting, for those without a lathe to be able to run down to NAPA and buy this drain plug, everybody has a NAPA

+ 1   on the Napa thing.

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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2013, 11:43:04 AM »
they are easy to make.. I made usmc500's in a few minnutes..  (takes longer to put it in the lathe than it does to cut it)....


if there was more demand for em. Id do a run of them..

Ok weres mine :-D.

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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2013, 11:53:45 AM »
they are easy to make.. I made usmc500's in a few minnutes..  (takes longer to put it in the lathe than it does to cut it)....


if there was more demand for em. Id do a run of them..

Ok weres mine :-D.

Ill get you a napa drain plug one.. with a magnet in it.... so the kips wont open.   :lol: :lol:

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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2013, 12:15:31 PM »
Oh cause I get sick and cant finnish the day you think a kx500 is to much for me to much power mabe so but I need all that to get moving lol im hurt you would not treat me the same as that guy Oscar and hook me up...lol I have one I just never put it on :roll:.

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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2013, 04:12:24 PM »
im hurt you would not treat me the same as that guy Oscar and hook me up...

he's got a purty'r mouth.

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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2013, 07:04:04 AM »
I'm insulted by both of you!!!.....my grandfather died in the holocaust!!
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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2013, 12:05:57 PM »
Wrong war just ask Chuck Norris...Funny thing is Chuck has a brother who is a lawyer who has gotten my self and 2 brothers out of some shiet,true story on that. :-D

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Re: Exhaust valve rail spacer,will a B.B work?
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2013, 01:43:00 PM »
Chuck Norris one stood trial for a crime and the judge refered to him as "Your Honor" instead of "The Defendant".......Then Chuck sentenced the judge to 100 hours of community service. 8-)
I once heard my buddy Bill ask Danny Hamel after a race....
"How can someone who looks like a high school band tuba player go so d**n fast on a bike?!"