{"id":34294,"date":"2022-07-08T15:52:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/34294\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T15:52:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:52:59","slug":"what-happens-under-the-rocker-cover-edd-chinas-workshop-diaries-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/34294\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens under the rocker cover? &#8211; Edd China&#39;s Workshop Diaries 52"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d9JfWM8vUuU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n&#8230;(What goes on under the rocker cover) If you haven&#8217;t set your tappets correctly your engine might be losing loads of power. My mission is to fix what is causing the pithy problem of a flat-spot on my classic Mini 998 cc Automatic engine in my Outspan Orange car but before we check anything else we need to set up the valve &#8216;timing&#8217; or more specifically; the valve clearances.    <\/p>\n<p>Edd China&#8217;s Workshop Diaries Episode 52 &#8211; Sorting out a flat spot on my Mini engined Orange car starting by setting the valve clearances.<\/p>\n<p>To register to bid at any H&#038;H auctions please click here:-<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.handh.co.uk\/account\/register\/<\/p>\n<p>H&#038;H classic motorcycles and vintage scooter auction at the National Motorcycle Museum in the Midlands, to be held on July 20th:-<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.handh.co.uk\/auction\/search\/?au=515<\/p>\n<p>H&#038;H classic car auction at the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton on July 27th:-<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.handh.co.uk\/auction\/search\/?au=517<\/p>\n<p>The Thames Traditional Boat Festival: https:\/\/www.tradboatfestival.com\/<\/p>\n<p>For more information, or to buy my Ansell gloves, use these links:-<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/stores\/page\/6CBA2E51-1B15-4E3A-A23E-ADDF8165C99B?channel=Youtube<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/stores\/page\/0082DC70-8FFC-450B-B231-8CA1A25BE1C4?channel=youtube<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/stores\/page\/659AE816-0F4A-43A2-B7C6-D0DE98E960B0?channel=Youtube<br \/>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/stores\/page\/3CD5FA20-B51A-4EBC-A1C1-D2CAE9DBE252?channel=Youtube<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/stores\/page\/96333BE1-8E53-4877-AF44-CE5D53E58A07?channel=Youtube<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 https:\/\/www.amazon.nl\/stores\/page\/4824CC34-2FFD-4CDD-96BC-BE2F56B74CCE?channel=Youtube<\/p>\n<p>Buy a signed copy of my book and our new Big Mugs here: https:\/\/www.eddchina.com\/eddgear<\/p>\n<p>For the Milwaukee tools used in this episode, follow these links:<br \/>\nM18 FUEL\u2122 PACKOUT\u2122 WET\/ DRY VACUUM &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3tEVufb<br \/>\nVDE Pliers &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3iTLqc7<br \/>\nM18\u2122 Heat Gun &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/35uvc6f<br \/>\nTri-Lobe Screwdrivers &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3NWWL9b<br \/>\nFASTBACK\u2122 6 in 1 Utility Knife &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QpiBns<br \/>\nRange of spanners &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3D3WVFT<br \/>\nRatchet &#038; Socket Sets &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3xAOb97<br \/>\nINKZALL\u2122 Markers &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3zHoHdg<br \/>\nTape Measures STUD\u2122 II &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3xADjYS<\/p>\n<p>A huge thanks to those of you that have already become \u2018Patreons\u2019, it is brilliant to have you on board. For those interested in joining our happy throng, you can support the show directly, by going to: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/WorkshopDiaries<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our production pixies, who have managed to squeeze out another juicy episode of finickety mechanical marvelousness!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to my brand partners who are supporting the channel; to find out more about them, please go to our website: https:\/\/www.workshopdiaries.com <\/p>\n<p>Our Infrastructure partner, RWC: https:\/\/www.rwc.com\/<br \/>\nOur tool partner, Milwaukee Tools: https:\/\/uk.milwaukeetool.eu\/<\/p>\n<p>If your company would like to get involved as a commercial partner, please contact ian@illuminate.tv<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and if your company has a cool or interesting product or process that you think the audience would like to find out more about, please do also get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>So, grab a fruity, refreshing drink and join us for this week&#8217;s segment of Workshop Diaries! We&#8217;re sure you will find it most ap-peeling!<\/p>\n<p>To Ask Edd questions: AskEdd@greasejunkie.com<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Social Media:<br \/>\nInstagram https:\/\/instagram.com\/theeddchina<br \/>\nTwitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/theeddchina<br \/>\nFacebook https:\/\/facebook.com\/eddchina<\/p>\n<p>Practical Classics Magazine: https:\/\/www.practicalclassics.co.uk\/magazine\/issues\/march-4\/<\/p>\n<p>#EddChina #WorkshopDiaries #EddChinasWorkshopDiaries #RangeRover #RustyChassis #RustRover #EdChinasWorkshopDiaries #ProjectCar #RustRemedy #RustyRangeRover #ClassicRangeRover #Edd China new tv show program #Wheeler Dealers #JoyasSobreRuedas #Diegebrauchtwagen-profis #AffariaQuattroRuote #Garage Revival Joyas Sobre Ruedas,<br \/>\nAffari a Quattro Ruote, Die gebrauchtwagen-profis tamirat tadilat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;(What goes on under the rocker cover) If you haven&#8217;t set your tappets correctly your engine might<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[57699,57698,25690,18562,15987,18569,18570,25251,15965,18573,18574,15969,15984,2037,57693,18564,8123,15996,57700,18575,57701,57694,2657,57695,57697,57696,18576,15967,18577,15970],"class_list":{"0":"post-34294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hand-care","8":"tag-998-cc","9":"tag-998cc","10":"tag-amazing-outspan-orange","11":"tag-ansell-gloves","12":"tag-classic-mini","13":"tag-discovery","14":"tag-ed-china","15":"tag-ed-china-workshop-diaries","16":"tag-edd-china","17":"tag-edd-china-wheeler-dealers","18":"tag-edd-chinas-garage-revival","19":"tag-edd-chinas-workshop-diaries","20":"tag-garage-revival","21":"tag-hand-cream","22":"tag-how-to-fix-a-flat-spot","23":"tag-milwaukee-tools","24":"tag-mini","25":"tag-outspan-orange","26":"tag-platinum-pageant","27":"tag-practical-classics","28":"tag-queens-jubilee","29":"tag-tappets","30":"tag-three---ac-r","31":"tag-valve-clearances","32":"tag-valve-gaps","33":"tag-valve-timing","34":"tag-velocity","35":"tag-wheeler-dealers","36":"tag-wheeler-dealers-edd-china","37":"tag-workshop-diaries"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}