General Maintenance; Valve Tappet Clearance - Ford 2000 Operation Manual

GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS SECTION G
ENGINE
VALVE TAPPET CLEARANCE
To
set
the valve clearances
on
a cold
engine:
1,
By
turning the engine place No.
1
cylinder
on
Top Dead
Centro
(TDC)
of the firing stroke using the flywheel access
hole.
Figure
G1
,
to indicate
TDC.
Both
valves of
No.
1
cylinder will
be closed
in
this position.
2.
Using
a
feeler
blade
between
the rocker
arm and
the valve
tip,
Figure
G2,
check
the
clearance
of
the following valves (numbered from the
front of
the engine) and
adjust
if
necessary.
Ford 2000. 3000
and 4000
1
.
5
Inlet
2,
4
Exhaust
Ford
5000 1.3
Inlet
2, 6
Exhaust
i
3.
Rotate the engine
one
complete revolution
until
No.
1
cylinder
is
on
TDC
of
the
exhaust
stroke
and check and
adjust
all
tho remaining
valves:
Ford 2000,
3000
and
4000
3
Inlet
6
Exhaust
Ford
5000
5,
7
Inlet
4,
8 Exhaust
The
correct valve clearances for
a
cold
engine
are:
Intake
0014—
0016
inches
(0-36—0-41
mm)
Exhaust
0-01
7—
0019
inches
(0-43—0-48
mm)