Getting paranoid

After watching all these different vids of people's engines running with various knocking rattling etc, I'm getting paranoid of every tap n rattle going on under my own Bennett

Seems to run fine to me although i am set to do valve clearances soon as well overdue but are there any vids of 300's that actually sound as the maker intended

I don't want to start going down the road of trying to fix what ain't broke .
I know diesels are a noisy engine but not been able to compare mine to another ,, so I'll wouldn't know if something was out of sorts or was a normal sound for this type of engine

Regards keith

Do you have a Dial Test Indicator (DTI), either metric or Imperial?
If you have a good sense of 'feel' you could use 'finger' or 'feeler' gauges.
Do you have the correct-sized spanners needed along with an 8mm flat bladed screwdriver?
Do you have a socket to fit the crankshaft bolt to turn the engine over?

Your point being exactly ....

If you don't have the right tools, then don't do it!!

I haven't checked valve clearances for ages and ages. Can't remember the last time.I had the valve seals replaced about two years ago. I supposed they were checked then. My other vehicles have done hundreds of thousands of miles and were never checked or needed to be checked.

Dont worry , just turn your stereo up and you will not hear the knocks.
Works for me

Oldseadog is listing the tools needed to do your tappets, as your first post gives the impression you are going to do them, but are worried about knowing what your engine should sound like.
Listen to you engine more often. If it's running well and, you've been listening to it, then you'll know what it sound like when good. If things change eg performance or noise, then you stand a chance of knowing something is wrong either way.
Videos posted for sound identification often are not that clear anyway.

Al2O3 said:

Oldseadog is listing the tools needed to do your tappets,

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I think a Dial Indicator is a bit of overkill for a tappet check and adjustment..................

Cheers

once I hit 55 in my 90 the noise is akin to coming down Everest in a rusty tin bath but what a beautiful noise it is

neilly said:

I think a Dial Indicator is a bit of overkill for a tappet check and adjustment..................

Cheers

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Tremendous! Mr pedantic along right on queue. Perfect comic timing (It is over kill though) But that's old sailors for you.

Al2O3 said:

Mr pedantic along right on queue.

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That is a capital P in pedantic, Thank You very much......................

Why make a job more complicated than it needs to be...???...........

Cheers

neilly said:

That is a capital P in pedantic, Thank You very much......................

Why make a job more complicated than it needs to be...???...........

Cheers

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Ya just being greedy wanting a capital P.

neilly said:

I think a Dial Indicator is a bit of overkill for a tappet check and adjustment..................

Cheers

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I've had one since I was an apprentice, and it cost 2/4d to have it calibrated each year!
Then we learned how to do it ourselves at the Tech!
Unfortunayely, I no longer have my slip gauges

Oldseadog said:

I've had one since I was an apprentice, and it cost 2/4d to have it calibrated each year!
Then we learned how to do it ourselves at the Tech!
Unfortunayely, I no longer have my slip gauges

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A Dial Indicator or a Dial Test Indicator???

There is a difference.

Cheers

neilly said:

A Dial Indicator or a Dial Test Indicator???

There is a difference.

Cheers

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perhaps but it wont help you

jamesmartin said:

perhaps but it wont help you

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I still do not see the point of a DI or DTI to set the tappets,

Cheers

neilly said:

I still do not see the point of a DI or DTI to set the tappets,

Cheers

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neither do i

jamesmartin said:

neither do i

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Which is why I find it strange OSD is stating this as a necessary tool to set tappets???

Cheers

neilly said:

Which is why I find it strange OSD is stating this as a necessary tool to set tappets???

Cheers

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its probably more that he has one, and so why not use it

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