Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 20:44:12 EST
Reply-To: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 aircooled
Phil;
Throughout the whole "too-ing & fro-ing" I have never heard of
leaving any amount of clearance with hydraulic lifters. Ther should
always be some amount of turns after contact.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
For Sale: 61 AustinHealey Sprite(not Bugeye);Daily driver $2500
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:10:33 -0000 Phil Marston <pmarston@INSTECH.CO.UK>
writes:
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>Please excuse me raising this subject again but there has been so much
>=
>too-ing & fro-ing that I just wanted to summarise what had been said
>in =
>my own mind that I can actually go ahead and put it into practise this
>=
>weekend.
>When I recently re-built my engine I followed the Haynes manual when =
>adjusting the tappets and pre-loaded the hydraulic tappets by getting
>to =
>the point where the assembly took up all of the slack and then added a
>=
>couple of extra turns.
>It now appears that general concensus is that I should have in fact
>made =
>not pre-loaded but instead backed off slightly & set a gap of about =
>.006".
>(This is with a cold engine that has been standing overnight).
>Is this correct or have I mis-understood ?
>
>I have not checked the compression yet with my present settings but
>the =
>lack of power and ease of turning over the engine indicates that =
>something is not quite right.
>What compression should I be after with a new set of pistons, barrels
>& =
>heads ?
>
>Thanks in advance
>Phil
>81 Type 25
>
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><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I recently re-built my engine I
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>followed the=20
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>=
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>then added=20
>a couple of extra turns.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It now appears that general concensus
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>should have in fact made not pre-loaded but instead backed off
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>set a gap of about .006".</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(This is with a cold engine that has
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><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have not checked the compression
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>present settings but the lack of power and ease of turning over the =
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>indicates that something is not quite right.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What compression should I be after
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>a new set=20
>of pistons, barrels & heads ?</FONT></DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phil</FONT></DIV>
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