[TR] Setting valves Procedure

Paul Dorsey dorpaul1 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 18 19:05:34 MDT 2018


RYE, is your method of adjusting valves consistent with Alex’s? I suspect
they are the same

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:56 PM Alex & Janet Thomson <
aljlthomson at charter.net> wrote:

> Except for small, air-cooled engines that may have an automatic
> compression release mechanism built into the cam shaft (either in the cam
> grind or as a centrifugal device), I always taught my shop students that
> you can never go wrong by bringing each cylinder up to TDC-compression and
> then adjust the valves for that cylinder. There are often a variety of
> short-cuts where a manufacturer will tell you to adjust certain valves at
> TDC - Compression of #1 cylinder and then the rest of them at TDC – Exhaust
> #1 cylinder but those are engine specific. Most 4 cylinder engines have a
> firing order of 1-3-4-2, so if you see “valve rock” (exhaust closing,
> intake opening) on # 1 cylinder, you know that #4 is at TDC – compression
> and its valves can be adjusted. Then, turn the crankshaft a half turn (
> total number of cylinders divided by 2), and adjust the next cylinder in
> the firing order which would be #2. Then 1. Then 3.  Distributor rotor
> position on a gas engine will help you figure out who is at TDC –
> compression. Diesels don’t have that option, other than pump timing marks
> for #1 cylinder. Look in your shop manual for details.
>
>
>
> Alex Thomson
>
>
>
> *From:* Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Dorsey
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2018 6:33 PM
> *To:* Triumph list Team.net
> *Subject:* [TR] Setting valves Procedure
>
>
>
>  Is there a universally excepted method by which to  adjust the  valves
> for A  TR three? I know when I asked about this  before that Randall sent
> me a link to a bunch of articles but I don’t think any of them  concern
> setting The valves.  Where can I learn to do this?
>
>
>
> Thanks, Paul Dorsey TR three 1960
>
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