The importance of setting valve lash hot...

Posted by Steven@nd on May 21, 2002 at 20:01:20 from (12.40.186.223):

I recently finished rebuilding my 1942 Farmall H. Complete new engine, no expense spared (read: pretty expensive). Set the valve lash at .020" cold when I put it together - better loose than tight was in my mind when I did it too.

Saw that I had 5 hours on it the other day so I took it out in the trees with the disk and pulled it so it got nice and hot so I could reset the valves while they were hot, as recommended in the owner's manual. -- I had a couple other things to do while the hood was off also.

Anyways, 3 of the valves were tight, really tight - actually they were being held open far enough to leak while I turned it over with the hand crank. The rest were a little tight and some a little loose.

Just thought I would share, hate to have someone get a burned valve on a fresh overhaul like I would have if I wouldn't have reset the valves. I plan on checking them every 100 hours or so, it only takes 1/2 hour to do it.

Steven

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• Re: The importance of setting valve lash hot... The Red 14:13:44 05/22/02 (0)
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