Valve clearances
Valve clearances
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mooey

Original Poster:

101 posts

233 months

Thursday 17th April 2008
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What should the valve clearances be on a 4.5? Do you set the cam lobe oposite the valve stem before checking? Do you check with the engine hot or cold? Is there a workshop manual I can download from somewhere?

ridds

8,372 posts

274 months

Thursday 17th April 2008
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Cold and yes with the lobe fully opposite.

Don't know the clearancs off the top of my head.

GreenStar Racing

72 posts

222 months

Friday 18th April 2008
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AJP 4.5 Valve clearance. Inlet 8 thou. Exhaust 10 thou.

mooey

Original Poster:

101 posts

233 months

Friday 18th April 2008
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Thanks for the information. I have checked the clearences on the left hand bank and they appear to go E I E I then I E I E from the pully end. Is that correct?

alderley

184 posts

263 months

Friday 18th April 2008
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mooey said:
Thanks for the information. I have checked the clearences on the left hand bank and they appear to go E I E I then I E I E from the pully end. Is that correct?
Mine are that order.