valve timing 2.25 Diesel

I have been restoring the head of my 2.25 series diesel. The valves
have been in contact with the piston crown ;-(
The engine is still in the vehicle with only the head off. -The "EP"
mark on the flywheel is not visible.

Is there a way to check the valve timing without taking everything
apart (chain cover, making the "EP" mark visible).

Chers Peter

In message <[email protected]>
Peter Blaabjerg <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have been restoring the head of my 2.25 series diesel. The valves
> have been in contact with the piston crown ;-(
> The engine is still in the vehicle with only the head off. -The "EP"
> mark on the flywheel is not visible.
>
> Is there a way to check the valve timing without taking everything
> apart (chain cover, making the "EP" mark visible).
>
> Chers Peter

Unfortunately not - unless someone has a cunning plan. Setting
the timing on a 2¼D is a pain in the bum :-(

Richard
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"Peter Blaabjerg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have been restoring the head of my 2.25 series diesel. The valves
> have been in contact with the piston crown ;-(

Have you replaced the valve springs? It may have just been over-revved with
weak springs.

> The engine is still in the vehicle with only the head off. -The "EP"
> mark on the flywheel is not visible.
>
> Is there a way to check the valve timing without taking everything
> apart (chain cover, making the "EP" mark visible).
>
> Chers Peter

Remove rocker cover and see if valves are rocking on top dead centre as a
rough check. There should be a visible TDC mark on the flywheel.

HTH Martin

On Monday, in article <e9e0f34e4e%[email protected]>
[email protected] "beamendsltd" wrote:

> In message <[email protected]>
> Peter Blaabjerg <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I have been restoring the head of my 2.25 series diesel. The valves
> > have been in contact with the piston crown ;-(
> > The engine is still in the vehicle with only the head off. -The "EP"
> > mark on the flywheel is not visible.
> >
> > Is there a way to check the valve timing without taking everything
> > apart (chain cover, making the "EP" mark visible).
> >
> > Chers Peter
>
> Unfortunately not - unless someone has a cunning plan. Setting
> the timing on a 2¼D is a pain in the bum :-(

The best I can suggest is a very rough check, using a push-rod and
seeing how high it rides on the cam, so that as each cylinder rises to
TDC the relevant push-rods are down, and the valve closed. But it sounds
as if something is off on the timing, or you wouldn't have hit the
pistons unless a valve-stem had broken, and you really ought to check
the timing chain anyway.



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