Posted by oscar
on 10/9/2008, 2:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Valve Adjustment"
167.21.3.5
If you are new to adjusting valves, you can do the following. Remove your distributor cap and bump your engine until your contact points are open. Then look at where the rotor is pointing in relation to the distributor cap. then follow the ignition wire to see which cylinder it is pointing to. You can adjust both intake and exhaust valves. Do this for each of the six cylinger
You will get the adjustment fairly close to specs. Make sure you double check the gap after tightening the nut.
--Previous Message--
: The valves are numbered from the front,
: 1-12 or 1-8.
: Is the Haynes method the Rule of
: Thirteen (or Rule of Nine)? Subtract
: from 13 (or 9) the number of the valve
: that is down, and adjust the valve
: whose number is the result. This
: ensures that the adjusted valve is on
: the back of the cam.
:
: Numbers are not the thing for some
: people. You can also imagine a mirror
: across the middle of the engine,
: between cylinders three and four for a
: six cylinder, or two and three for a
: four cylinder. See which vales are
: down (two at a time) and adjust the
: valves that are in the mirrored
: position. I won't try and demonstrate
: this by quoting numbers as the method
: is intended to avoid numbers - go and
: look at your engine!
:
: Good luck,
: John
:
: --Previous Message--
: I have a 72 GT6. Can anyone tell me how
: to check and adjust the clearance
: between the valve and the rocker? I
: have an old hayns manual which explains
: it, but refers to the valve nubers. The
: problem is that I don't know the
: numbering of the valves. Also, is it
: normal for these engines to be a little
: noisy in the valve area, or does this
: mean that it really needs the
: adjustment. This is my first Triumph
: GT6(first imported car)and I am not
: familliar with the way they sound or
: feel. Thanks, Phil
:
:
:
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