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Tappet clearance

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 14:01
by swordfishdani1960
These are my tappet settings
No1 cylinder from front to rear
Ex 0,016 0.002 out
In 0,004 0.004 out
In 0.006 0.002 out
Ex, 0.018
Ex 0.018
In 0.006 0.002
In 0.008
Ex 0.018
As you can see only ,nu 4 cylinder is right
number 1 is out by 0.004 on the In let do you thing its worfh repairing these
these settings were checked on a hot engine

Re: Tappet clearance

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 20:24
by Beans
The clearance should be checked on a cold engine

Re: Tappet clearance

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 20:39
by johnnyj
Hi. I can't comment on the technicalities, but if you need to buy new shims they are cheaper at Lotus specialists and exactly the same. https://qedmotorsport.co.uk/qed-shop/lo ... ious-sizes

Cheers

John