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Old 02-01-2009, 12:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
jamesqf
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I suppose "too light" would be when the springs don't exert enough force to shut the valve completely before the next stroke. If for instance the intake valve isn't closed when the compression stroke starts, it'd shove some of the fuel/air back out the intake...
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