Valve clearance measuring method and assembly

A method of measuring valve clearance, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of feeling gauge assemblies, each of the feeler gauge assemblies includes:
• a panel having a first side, a second side, a forward edge, a rearward edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, the panel being comprised of a metallic material, the panel having a width dimension measured from the first side to the second side, the panel having a depth dimension measured from the forward edge to the rearward edge, the width dimension being from at least 0.001 inches and up to 0.05 inches, the depth dimension being less than 2.0 inches;
• the first and second sides of the panel each being planar and being orientated planar with respect to each other;
• a head including a central member and a pair of arms, the arms extending in a generally same direction with respect to each other, a space being defined between the arms;
• and
• the panel being attached to the arms and traversing the space, the forward edge being in static communication with the arms such that the forward edge is in a linear configuration as the forward edge traverses the space;
• the head having a front side and a rear side wherein the front side faces a same direction as the first side of the panel, the width dimension of the panel defining a first width dimension, a second width dimension being defined from the front side to the second side, the second width dimension being greater than the first depth dimension, the panel being spaced from each of the front and rear sides;
• selecting one of the feeler gauge assemblies, each of the panels having a different one of the width dimensions with respect to each other, the feeler gauge assembly being selected based upon one of the width dimensions;
• and
• extending the forward edge of the selected one of the feeler gauge assemblies between a valve tip and a rocker arm to measure valve clearance between the valve tip and the rocker arm.