[TR] Setting valves Procedure

[Rye Livingston]

I'm running the billet harmonic balancer crank pulley, skinny belts and an electric fan - so no hand crank.  I use a spanner on the bolt holding the pulley on to the crank.  To make it easier, I bought this ratcheting box wrench that has a pivot head.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F511ZMA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I can get about half the box over the bolt, but that's enough, and with the plugs out I can rotate the engine pretty easily and efficiently.

Rye




On Sep 19, 2018, at 07:38 AM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:

Note that there is a typo in those Haynes instructions... the 4th line down under check & adjust should be 'Valve No, 2'.



The chart does make the 'Rule of 9' quite apparent.

If you have a hand crank it greatly simplifies the process.

Probably mentioned somewhere but having the plugs out is also helpful.

Geo

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:07 PM, Rye Livingston <ryel at mac.com> wrote:
Paul,

The instructions in the manual are easier to follow, but yeah, pretty much the same.  I went into my garage and snapped a photo of the instructions in the Haynes Manual that I follow.

Rye


On Sep 18, 2018, at 07:53 PM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com> wrote:

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
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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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