Valve Clearance Adjustment - 2E Engine

[Arey]

the designers have a good reason why they instruct you to adjust hot. obviously, they do not think highly of your cold-to-hot conversions.
and why not have a compression test? it can give you an idea on the condition of your piston rings.
btw, sometimes, when the apposing surfaces are pitted, un-even, or not perfectly perpendicular to the long axis, there is no way you can properly adjust to the correct clearance. you have to get them to be smooth-surfaced first. sometimes, it's too far gone, you have to replace... come to think of it, i wonder what the condition of your mating surfaces is...
my 86 centavos' worth..

Hi dr. d. Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking of those things too. I just figured the gap would still be acceptable. Do you think it's a good idea to polish the camshaft? I like a compression test too but I don't know anyone near Taguig that has a compression test.

Valve clearance adjustment for your car is 0.9 hours at the dealership flat rate and 1.3 hours commercial. This gives you ample time before the engine cools off. Even if you multiply it by two the engine would still be hot enough. E series engine flaw lies in the insufficient lube to the fulcrum of the rocker arms an eventually lead to wear. Check the ball and socket fulcrum end for wear

Thanks for the reply jick. I'll try to adjust it when hot after a long drive. I also notice that lack of lube after I disassemble the rocker arms. I just didn't think it was a flaw. Does replacing all the adjusting screw (ball on the bottom) and/or the rocker arms a good idea? Also just to be sure, I checked the rocker arms and seems all identical. They are all the same and interchangeable right?


Sincerely,
Arey