From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jul 21 2004 - 04:02:35 PDT
According to the tag on my engine: 0.010 and 0.025, intake and exhaust
respectively (cold)...
Bjorn
>From: "noel shelley" <noel@shelley1722.freeserve.co.uk>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] LDT-465-1D
>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:09:38 +0100
>
>Good Morning Boys ,
> This task , setting the tappets , is a
>job you give to the apprentice to keep him quiet for the day , done
>carefully it turns a rattely old lump into a purring power house . On old
>engines it is best done with a dial test indicator as it is very difficult
>to allow for wear in the valve train . Wear will take place on the pads at
>each end of the rockers , on the push rods , rocker bushes , rocker shaft,
>cam and followers . THERE MUST be clearance and only a well experienced man
>should deviate from the makers setting, as valve failure will be the
>outcome
>if insufficient clearance is given as well an effect on the timing .
>ONLY as a guide 10 thou on inlets , 12 thou on exhausts . Each pair of
>tappets should be set with THAT cylinder on compression .Knowing the firing
>order and observing the valve movement , the compression stroke can be
>identified and making 3 equispaced marks on the crank pulley for a six pot
>engine saves a lot of work winding it round .
> IF you need more detailed info on this job get back to me and I`ll do
>my
>best .
> Hope this is helpful Noel
>PS
> Just seen Toms post , 15thou in , 25 out , its bound to rattle .
>
>
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