Tapets???

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

that doesn't work on another computer

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

if your really worried about them, bring it here
i do mechanical tappets every day of the week

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

I have the gasket.

Â£4.

I will try it, I need to re-paint my rocker cover anyway so if I can't do it and I wont attempt to if it feel I might mess it up then I might take you up on that offer.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

righteo, im assuming uve got feeler guages

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

For spark plugs.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

yup same things, just set to 10thou

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

How many are there?

I assume you need to remove them.

Havnt checked the haynes yet

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

nope, turn your engine so the no.8 valve is open to start, then check , adjust if necessary, to adjust them put the feeler guage inbetween the valve and the rocker, indo the nut, turn the screw to the feeler guage wont come out, then undo it slightly until the feeler guage will come out.

the order to do is:

OPEN---------------CHECK
8----------------------1

6----------------------3

4----------------------5

7----------------------2

1----------------------8

3----------------------6

5----------------------4

2-----------------------7

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

What do you mean?

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

in what way do u mean what do i mean?

woo 500 posts lol

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

its the good old 'rule of 9'!

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

Eh?

I mean what does the open/check thing mean.....

RIGHT! I am going to get the damn haynes thing from the garage now so that I may stand a chance of understanding you lot Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

thats the order to check the tappets

open means watch no.8 valve go down then count across and do no.1 (check) make sure the clearence is good, and adjust if needbe, the move down the list.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

who the hell uses 10 thou?

10thou is 0.4 mm thats where to set them to make them even louder and it run crapper than it already does.

If you don't know the right answer don't give a wrong one!

Inlets 0.1mm
Exhaust 0.25mm

THe rule of 9, ignore that crap, I just go left to right or right to left if I feel like a rebel! lol

turnb the engine over with an 18mm socket/spanner on the bottom pulley.

Watch the rocker, it will open the it will close again, look at the cam, when the heel (the round bit opposite the pointy bit) is on the rocker pad thats when you adjust the clearence.

Measure between the valve tip amnd the rocker. You need an 11mm spanner to loosen the lock nut.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

10 thou is 0.254mm

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

your right, I'm being a spas.

40 thou is 1mm

No one works in inches anymore and I personnaly never have worked with inches, hate them.

Some one says I need a 7/8ths round bar reduced to 5/16ths wtf does that mean! I can't picture it in my head.

If you say 25mm reduced to 14mm I can go look and pick it up no bother.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

i have no choice! i work on fecking triumphs!