Just a follow up post;
How'd you get on Mike? I had to hunt for this to follow up
Sorry guys, I realized I took over up theer ^^ didn't mean that
I hadn't forgotten, but when I checked my valve gaps the other day, I finally forced myself to check the actual valve travel with dial gauge as promised:
Actual Valve travel (with a 357 cam as below) measured with dial gauge on valve caps, as best I could;
L Ex 0.3575” R Ex 0.3605” (0.003" variation L/R)
L In 0.371" R In 0.3675” (0.0035" variation L/R)
This is with reground 357 Cam lobe; two different readings(?)
(1) 0.348” 0.350" 0.3565” 0.347”
(2) 0.3455” 0.3515” 0.350” 0.3455"
* not sure what the two different readings are…maybe dependent on tongue angle
Strangely, the cam lift of the 357 I'm using are greater than the new (aftermarket/pattern?) cam I bought somewhere in UK '81
Lift on New 357 *may well be pattern copy;
Cam Lobes- new 67-357 from base circle to top of lobe;
LIn LEx R Ex R In
(In") (0.3285 ) (0.3415) (0.3375”) (0.3505)
Hoping that makes sense to someone, It was confusing that each cam had a variety of readings in the course of their revolutions