ENGINE
2
ADJUSTMENTS
VALVE ROCKER ADJUSTMENT
Service repair no - 12.29.48
Remove
1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
2. Remove rocker cover.
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3. Check clearance between the valve rocker
arms and valve stems with a feeler gauge.
Data: Clearance = 0.30 mm.
4. Check clearance of each valve in the following
order:
Check No. 1 valve with No. 8 fully open.
Check No. 3 valve with No. 6 fully open.
Check No. 5 valve with No. 4 fully open.
Check No. 2 valve with No. 7 fully open.
Check No. 8 valve with No. 1 fully open.
Check No. 6 valve with No. 3 fully open.
Check No. 4 valve with No. 5 fully open.
Check No. 7 valve with No. 2 fully open.
NOTE: The gauge should be a sliding fit
when the engine is cold.
5. Loosen adjusting screw lock nut.
6. Rotate the adjusting screw, clockwise to
decrease or anti-clockwise to increase the
clearance.
7. Tighten locknut when clearance is correct,
holding the screw against rotation.
8. Fit rocker cover.
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9. Connect battery earth lead.