Clicking Clearance

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If you look closely, you can see the heads of the exhaust valves behind the intakes in this photo. This particular head/valve/cam combination has .030" "clicking clearance". Sort of scary knowing that if one side is just a touch too quick, or too slow, the valves will lock and the engine will be history when the piston "closes" them.

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