9 replies to this topic

[jamesy]

How does everyone set their gap on their rockers and valve clearances? I understand the method in the haynes, but its bloody tough turning the engine over by hand! Engine turned very free before i put the rockers on, so theres nothing wrong with it.

Haynes suggests pushing the car back and forward, thats seriously hard work and almost impossible!

 

And tips would be greatfully received. 

[nicklouse]

Take the plugs out.

[1314cc]

Jack up one side and put in gear, then just turn wheel by hand

[jamesy]

Plugs are out.

It's a relatively bare build at the moment, Jack up one side, and apply force to it, and the other side try to turn and the whole she'll moves. Even with handbrake applied. I've got the wheels on bits of 8x3 just so I can crawl under it, I might take it off them to see if the concrete gives more grip. The double valve Springs will be making it tougher I assume.

[Dusky]

1) put it in 4th
2) don't have an LSD by any chance?

[jamesy]

1) put it in 4th
2) don't have an LSD by any chance?

Ffs, 4th! No wonder it's hard going, I had it in 1st. It's a Sunday, brain having a day off. No LSD

[ukcooper]

4th! No wonder it's hard going, I had it in 1st. It's a Sunday, brain having a day off. No LSD

lol easy done till

[dyshipfakta]

Yeah 1st takes some muscles to turn over. 4th piece of pie

Edited by dyshipfakta, 22 January 2017 - 06:29 PM.

[jamesy]

In my mind at the time 1st was the logical gear. Thinking about it now 4th is much better. That's why you use a higher gear when your trying to bump start something!

[Ethel]

Yep, the mechanical advantage is going the other way if your turning the engine with the wheels. In 1st the engine will do about 10 turns to one of the wheels, 3ish in fourth.  

 

You can check at least half the valves without turning it:

 1  3  4  2

 P C  I  E

E P  C  I 

 I  E  P C

C  I   E P

Say 1's on power (both valves closed), 4's on induction (exhaust valve closed) and 2's on exhaust (inlet valve closed). One full turn of the crank and you can check the remaining four valves.