After reading the haynes manual and some older posts in the archives I am not sure what is the proper valve clearance for a 1.8 L. Is it .006 intake .008 exhaust or .006 on both?
i believe according to haynes the clearances are both 0.006 for the 1.7/1.8, and .006 and .008 for the 2.0
the valve clearances for a 1.7 or 1.8 are .006 for intake and exhaust.
Joe
I checked Haynes and it says 1.7 .006 for both intake and exhaust
1.8/2.0 .006 intake .008 exhaust
Are they right or did they make a mistake?
they are correct...go to the link provided on the bottom, it is the Pelican article on valve adjustments...it will confirm that on 1.7, 1.8.....006 and .006...and on a 2.0.....006 and .008.
good luck
Joe
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_valve_adjust/914_valve_adjust.htm
Although their specs are right, only a fool would use their procedure for adjusting the valves. Try my method, found elsewhere on this site. The Cap'n
QUOTE (Cap'n Krusty @ Jun 9 2005, 11:16 AM) |
Although their specs are right, only a fool would use their procedure for adjusting the valves. Try my method, found elsewhere on this site. The Cap'n |
QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Jun 9 2005, 08:22 AM) | ||
you need a link to that in your Sig man! |
go to "my controls" at the top of the page...
on the left about 3/4 the way down : "edit signature"
put anything you like in the box, then click the "http" button, just like you are adding a link to a post, then put this as the URL:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=28758&hl=adjust+valve
and whatever description you like...
Let's try this again unless I am missing something
Haynes says
1.7 .006 intake .006 exhaust
1.8 .006 intatke .008 exhaust (not .006 exhaust)
2.0 .006 intake .008 exhaust
Everyone has been saying .006 for both on 1.8
Pelican article gives two different specs in article
So what is right
Sodium filled exhaust valves require .008" clearance. They were available on the aftermarket for the 1.8, but have been NLA for at least 20 years. It's unlikely you have them, and can only tell by removing a valve spring and reading the number on the valve stem. Given you probably don't have sodium filled exhaust valves, you should go with the factory recommendation of .006" for all the valves. Myths get started somewhere, maybe a missed key stroke, or some bad advice from a friend, and they grow and live on the internet without ANY restraint. Newbies ask, and the bad advice gets passed on, and it turns into a monster. Remember, you ALWAYS need to ask someone who KNOWS the answer, ans the REASONS for that answer. Opinion is one thing, the wrong answer presented as fact is another. The Pelican guys are nice, and they have a good website with lots of valuable information, but they don't seem real interested in correcting errors of fact.
The Cap'n
So if you have a 2.0 with no sodium exhaust valves you should set them both at .006"??
QUOTE (MarkV @ Jun 9 2005, 09:51 AM) |
So if you have a 2.0 with no sodium exhaust valves you should set them both at .006"?? |
My heads are at HAM getting rebuilt. Len recomends losing the sodium valves in favor of SS valves with 8mm stems. He says they are prone to failure. Anybody need a set of sodium exhaust valves with 5,000 miles in them?
QUOTE (MarkV @ Jun 9 2005, 10:25 AM) |
My heads are at HAM getting rebuilt. Len recomends losing the sodium valves in favor of SS valves with 8mm stems. He says they are prone to failure. Anybody need a set of sodium exhaust valves with 5,000 miles in them? |
The stems have no wear, they have 5,000 miles on them. How much? You tell me.
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