my car says .017 & .019
the gauge I just bought says .17 & .19
is this wrong and whats your thoughts?

Or did I just drink to much this past week?

 

you got the wrong gauges.

 

thanks I did drink too much then.

 

Are you attempting a valve adjustment?

 

yup, I had a freind who is a mechanic teach me and I feel confident but the tool was wrong...

 

You actually got the right sized ones.

Intake:
.15mm to .19mm OR .006" to .007"

Exhaust:
.17mm to .21mm OR .007" to .008"

You're better off getting an array of feeler gauges.

The Craftsman one I've got has the following sizes that I use:

.152mm
.178mm
.203mm
.223mm
.258mm

To double-check your tolerances after setting the clearance and tightening the locknut, try to slide the next larger sized feeler in b/w the cam and the rocker arm.

ie: I use .152mm for the intake and double-check with the .178mm feeler to make sure I'm in b/w those two values. I also check with the .203mm gauge sometimes just to see how loose it is if the .178mm is still very loose.

 

are you sure? It seams big to fit
(cause I suck at math)

 

Don't need any math...just match the numbers and unit of measurement.

Find out whether you're reading that .17 in inches or mm's. If it's in mm, then it's ok. Inches is too big.

 

i have a set that folds into this little holder, has a large range of thicknesses and each blade shows in metric and standard.

ok, i guess i didnt really help any. sorry