Valve guide clearances How do you measure

BKB

Registered User
Ford shows a tool you slide over the valve stem and you measure off of that. What i did was slip a zip tie over the valve stem and open the valve to the lift of my cam and measure off of the tip. Im getting around .005 on all my valves. This is about double of what the ford FSM allows but is this the proper way to measue it. Motor has 40k miles on it and im confused.
 
I thought there would be a simpler way. I have a friend with those hole gauges i guess i will have to stop by and use them.
 
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