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Project Doldrums
I have the wring more or less completed. Pics of that to follow some time soon, and now I am eager to start the guzzi. It is ready to ride, but man, I want to hear the engine run. I am concerned that something is wrong with the valve clearance settings, though. Hoping someone here can tell me if I they are correct or indeed accurate.
Details:
Here is what the shop manual says to do and I have done this:
1. Bring left cylinder to TDC on compression stroke.
2. Set exhaust valve clearance to .15mm
3. Set intake valve clearance to .10mm
With the left cylinder at TDC the rockers are in a nice neutral position and it is easy to adjust the clearances. Pic:
Here is the seemingly odd part, though:
After setting the clearances as I have just described, if I continue to rotate the crank and cam the lift provided by the cam will further decrease from this neural TDC point, and it will decrease far enough that the push rod can actual fall out of of contact with the rocker arm. Pic:
This can't be right can it? I have never set valve clearances before, so I could be wrong. Please advise! Is there an alternative method that I should be employing to set the clearances?
Here is a pic of what the setup look like at this point
Details:
Here is what the shop manual says to do and I have done this:
1. Bring left cylinder to TDC on compression stroke.
2. Set exhaust valve clearance to .15mm
3. Set intake valve clearance to .10mm
With the left cylinder at TDC the rockers are in a nice neutral position and it is easy to adjust the clearances. Pic:
Here is the seemingly odd part, though:
After setting the clearances as I have just described, if I continue to rotate the crank and cam the lift provided by the cam will further decrease from this neural TDC point, and it will decrease far enough that the push rod can actual fall out of of contact with the rocker arm. Pic:
This can't be right can it? I have never set valve clearances before, so I could be wrong. Please advise! Is there an alternative method that I should be employing to set the clearances?
Here is a pic of what the setup look like at this point