The handy thing to do it rotate the engine backwards ( counterclockwise ) for doing this adjustment. That way, the order is 1-2-3-4 , and real easy to get right.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John C..." <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 2:39 PM Subject: Re: Valves adjustment in Bentley
Would that be: And, on the Compression Stroke? JC... On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 3:26 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > You just want to make sure the followers are riding on the base circle of > the cam. > A failsafe way would be to pull the plugs and make sure the piston is at > TDC > for the cylinder you a playing with. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Jim Cochran > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 4:42 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Valves adjustment in Bentley > > Valve adjusting order, Bentley is vague. Page 15.29 > says "rotate crankshaft 180° clockwise and adjust next cylinder." > > My Volksheimers is kicking in again. > By next cylinder, do they mean next, as in 1-2-3-4? > or next, as in firing order 1-4-3-2? > > Jim C > '86 2.1 Running, but badly.= > |
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