Re: Setting Valves

Posted by Ron in Nebr on March 23, 2006 at 21:15:07 from (12.192.38.163):

In Reply to: Re: Setting Valves posted by the tractor vet on March 23, 2006 at 07:24:21:

TV- if I'm the guy you were referring to, no offense taken. Funny you should mention racing though, since I got that info from a guy in NC who builds 800+ hp dirt latemodel race engines for professional racers(and has tested every possible combo and adjustment on his dyno) and it's always worked quite well for me...and I've won a good number of DLM races myself as well as having spent a number of years working on engines professionally with ASE certification in engine performance and repair...

Granted, this experience was more in the automotive feild, and maybe the IH tractor engines have different cam phasing, but on most 4 cycle engines, if you set them the way I posted, the lifter for the valve you're adjusting WILL be on the base circle of the cam which is exactly where it HAS to be for an accurate setting.

My post was intended only to simplify a process which could possibly be intimidating to the average old tractor owner. It's not inaccurate, it's just a faster way to do the same thing, developed and used by racers who check or set their valve lash once a week or more versus once every few years. Your method is every bit as accurate(and the way I used to do it as well). People are free to use whichever they're most comfortable with.

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