Longest pocket tape measure I have ever seen

[Southern Ray]

I heard of valve float but never seen it till now.
kinda puzzled though, with the camshaft lobe beating on that valve at three thousand plus times per minute wouldn't the valve float in the open position?

 

[560Dennis]

I heard of valve float but never seen it till now.
kinda puzzled though, with the camshaft lobe beating on that valve at three thousand plus times per minute wouldn't the valve float in the open position?

Good question

 

[NDIHC]

Yea

I heard of valve float but never seen it till now.
kinda puzzled though, with the camshaft lobe beating on that valve at three thousand plus times per minute wouldn't the valve float in the open position?

Yeah I've always known valve float as the inability of the valve to fully close at high rpm due to weak valve springs. Valve bounce is when they close but due to coil spring oscillation they will "bounce" back open. That video looks more like hydraulic lifters that collapse at high rpm so they won't push on the pushrod to actuate the rocker arms.

 

[Scott 730]

Holy thread drift, Batman!!!

 

[560Dennis]

Tractor tool box tape measure 25 footer broke . Looked up on yours tube how to fix it. Still 25 footer huh after the fix .
Safety first , the spring will hurt your so keep a couple pair of vise grips handy to avoid the problem of blood flow. And leather or heavy duty gloves is a must , razor edges .
Broke in two places. That one inside the coil was a tussle.
Works also with modifications to spring saved .
Took about hour and a half of fiddling. 150 dollars of labor to save a six dollar tractor tool box tape measure ,well worth the effort.
Keep the dogs and cats away while doing it. They are no help.

 

[flying belgian]

Another question is how many tape measures? Once I wasted an hour looking for it, gave up, drove and bought another, used it once and set it down next to the lost one. Have a least ten.

I think I have 6

 

[Scott 730]

Yup ,

You can delete your errant post you know.

 

[Jim.ME]

You can delete your errant post you know.

Only for 24 hrs after the post is made.

 

[Scott 730]

Only for 24 hrs after the post is made.

You can still bring the post up in edit mode. Or is the edit function time limited also?? Highlight it and click delete on your keyboard. Then enter a period (.) as the message. The original post is now gone.

 

[Jim.ME]

You can still bring the post up in edit mode. Or is the edit function time limited also?? Highlight it and click delete on your keyboard. Then enter a period (.) as the message. The original post is now gone.

The Edit button controls the edit function/mode for a post that has been posted for viewing on a forum. The edit button you see at the lower left of the text box after you make a post, is supposed to disappear after 24 hours, limiting the time window for editing a post.

I don't understand what you mean by bringing a post, that has been made, up in edit mode beyond using the edit button, to open it for editing.

 

[Rich'sToys]

I'm assuming that's what he was referring to.

 

[Scott 730]

I don't understand what you mean by bringing a post, that has been made, up in edit mode beyond using the edit button, to open it for editing.

Sorry if I used too many, or incorrect words. I'm a carpenter, not a tech geek.

 

[Jim.ME]

Sorry if I used too many, or incorrect words. I'm a carpenter, not a tech geek.

No problem, I was wondering if there was another way to edit I had missed.

 

[NDIHC]

Holy thread drift, Batman!!!

Sorry, I added to the drift! I guess it was kinda of like a conversation where one thing leads to another! I didn't see where the one comment was accidentally posted in the wrong thread and responded to it. My bad.

 

[mjsnodgrass]

By the way, I read recently that Stanley is closing the doors on the factory - I think it was in Connecticut, that made these.
They will still be available but made over seas somewhere..
Starrett tools closed their doors too.

i think starrett is still around. i heard a investment company bought it.

 

[Dusty MI]

i think starrett is still around. i heard a investment company bought it.

I used to spend a lot of time running conduit, and used a 16 ft. tape measure.
Dusty