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Re: Valve check results
- Subject: Re: Valve check results
- From: Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 12:57:43 -0400
At 09:22 AM 07/09/1999 +0200, Jonathan Schulster wrote:
>Hi All,
>well, the good news is that the dealer agreed to do the valve check for
>free, on the basis that this is my 3rd bike from them, (they make plenty out
>of me on services, parts etc.) - and on the basis that he wanted to know if
>the ST was any better than the 595/509.
good news there - no class action suit needed ;-) (sorry)
>The bad news is that two valves were out of spec, down to 0.05" clearance or
do you mean 0.005"?
>less. 2 were at 0.010" the rest were 0.015" or more. Within another
>5-10tkm the 0.05s might have closed to zero and started burning the valves.
>The compression results were very good - all 3 very close together, and in
>spec.
>I have a copy of the technical sheet and will scan it and send to Eric next
>week.
Thanks
>I am very impressed with the excellent service, reliability, courtesy and
>patience shown by my dealer - if all are this good it must explain a lot of
>Triumph's success - probably just as important as the product in the first
>place.... just try going to a BMW garage here to see how to put people off
>buying a bike - unhelpful, arrogant, treat you like an idiot etc.
amazing that they stay in business. isn't it?
>have fun! Off down the Mosel valley this weekend for the winefests..... see
>you there?
I wish ....
- - Eric
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