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    #1

    Lash cap?

    How do the lash caps BMP sell fit on the stem? Press, friction, luck? How much stem do you need to hold one?
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    #2
    nobody ever used a lash cap? :(
    82 VW Caddy LX, 1.9L AAZ 398K
    81 VW Caddy LX, 1.6L Diesel, 650K (gone)
    87 Volvo 745ti M46 (gone)
    86 Saab 9000ti (gone)
    90 BMW 325i, 233K (gone)
    83 Mercedes Benz 300D, 283K (gone)
    86 Mercedes 300SDL 365K (gone)
    73 Mercedes 280 (gone)
    86 VW Cabriolet, 168K (gone)

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      #3
      Originally posted by wolf_walker
      nobody ever used a lash cap? :(
      Uhh, call BMP and ask them.

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        #4
        Well, thought I'd look like an idiot in front of you guys first.. :)
        82 VW Caddy LX, 1.9L AAZ 398K
        81 VW Caddy LX, 1.6L Diesel, 650K (gone)
        87 Volvo 745ti M46 (gone)
        86 Saab 9000ti (gone)
        90 BMW 325i, 233K (gone)
        83 Mercedes Benz 300D, 283K (gone)
        86 Mercedes 300SDL 365K (gone)
        73 Mercedes 280 (gone)
        86 VW Cabriolet, 168K (gone)

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          #5
          I got a cam regrind from top end performance. They said I wouln't need oversized eccentrics or lash caps. Well, I needed them. I couldn't stomach the cost for the BMP ones, and I noticed lash caps available for air cooled VW's were a dime a dozen. I ordered some and tried them out. They work just fine. They slide over the top of the stem of the valve. They don't snap on or press on. Rather, they are held in place by being sandwiched between the rocker arm and valve stem. I've used them for over a year without any problems, and I regularly hit the rev limiter when I drive. I think it's a great, cheap alternative the BMP caps.

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            #6
            Originally posted by JRowe
            I got a cam regrind from top end performance. They said I wouln't need oversized eccentrics or lash caps. Well, I needed them. I couldn't stomach the cost for the BMP ones, and I noticed lash caps available for air cooled VW's were a dime a dozen. I ordered some and tried them out. They work just fine. They slide over the top of the stem of the valve. They don't snap on or press on. Rather, they are held in place by being sandwiched between the rocker arm and valve stem. I've used them for over a year without any problems, and I regularly hit the rev limiter when I drive. I think it's a great, cheap alternative the BMP caps.
            Thanks for the info.
            82 VW Caddy LX, 1.9L AAZ 398K
            81 VW Caddy LX, 1.6L Diesel, 650K (gone)
            87 Volvo 745ti M46 (gone)
            86 Saab 9000ti (gone)
            90 BMW 325i, 233K (gone)
            83 Mercedes Benz 300D, 283K (gone)
            86 Mercedes 300SDL 365K (gone)
            73 Mercedes 280 (gone)
            86 VW Cabriolet, 168K (gone)

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              #7
              Sorry to bring this back from the dead, but I'm looking for lash caps as well. Problem with the air-cooled V ones though is that they're for 8mm valves, while the M20 uses 7mm valves. Does anybody happen to know the thickness of the VW air-cooled 8mm lash caps, so as we can find an appropriate 7mm version?

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