Checking Valve Clearance - Vetus M Series Operation Manual

6 Maintenance
37 Checking / adjusting valve clearance
Checking the valve clearance must be done
with a cold engine, that is an engine which
did not run for at least 6 hours.
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38 Remove upper cover
• Close the sea cock.
• Disconnect the hoses (1) and (2).
• Remove the 4 bolts and remove the upper
cover.
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39 Remove the V-belt protection cover
• Loosen the the screws -the screws can be
loosened without tools and they have anti-
loss rings- and remove the V-belt protec-
tion.
After checking / adjusting the valve clearance
re-install the V-belt protection and the upper
cover and re-connect the hoses.

Checking valve clearance

Every 500 operating hours.
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